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About Simali Laga Nagali Village

Simali Laga Nagali is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 22 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simali Laga Nagali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simali Laga Nagali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246440
Area (hectares) 24.47 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 22
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simali Laga Nagali compares

By the 2011 count Simali Laga Nagali is the 194th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 24.47 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Simali Laga Nagali

Simali Laga Nagali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simali Laga Nagali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simali Laga Nagali from other places

Simali Laga Nagali lies about 30 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 80 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Simali Laga Nagali
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 15 km
District headquarters Chamoli 30 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 80 km

Villages closest to Simali Laga Nagali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Simali Laga Nagali

As per the Census of India 2011, Simali Laga Nagali village had a population of 48. That makes it the 194th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Simali Laga Nagali village has 22 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simali Laga Nagali has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Simali Laga Nagali is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simali Laga Nagali covers 24.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Simali Laga Nagali falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Simali Laga Nagali is Kotdwara, about 80 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simali Laga Nagali.

Simali Laga Nagali is about 30 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simali Laga Nagali is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 15 km away. Chamoli is about 30 km away. Srīnagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agar Laga Gawali (under 2 km), Bhatmwali (under 2 km) and Daliyana (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Simali Laga Nagali today is likely to be higher.

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