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About Simli Village

Simli is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 213 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 57.65 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 213
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simli compares

By the 2011 count Simli is the 21st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 57.65 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Simli

Simli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Simli from other places

Simli lies about 20 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 89 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 Simli
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 4.4 km
District headquarters Chamoli 20 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 45 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 89 km

Villages closest to Simli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnaprayag 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 Simli

As per the Census of India 2011, Simli village had a population of 413. That makes it the 21st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Simli village has 213 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simli has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Simli is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simli covers 57.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simli falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Simli is Kotdwara, about 89 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Simli.

Simli is about 20 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simli is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 4.4 km away. Chamoli is about 20 km away. Srīnagar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Dungri (under 2 km), Dimar (1.6 km) and Bangaon Talla (1.7 km).

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

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