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About Simal Sain Village

Simal Sain is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 140 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simal Sain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simal Sain village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 25.1 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 140
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simal Sain compares

By the 2011 count Simal Sain is the 114th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 25.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Simal Sain

Simal Sain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simal Sain as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Simal Sain from other places

Simal Sain lies about 41 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Simal Sain
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 1.9 km
District headquarters Chamoli 41 km
Nearest town Almora 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 85 km

Villages closest to Simal Sain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharali 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 Simal Sain

As per the Census of India 2011, Simal Sain village had a population of 258. That makes it the 114th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Simal Sain village has 140 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simal Sain has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Simal Sain is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simal Sain covers 25.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simal Sain falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Simal Sain is Ramnagar, about 85 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 10+ km distance for Simal Sain.

Simal Sain is about 41 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simal Sain is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 1.9 km away. Chamoli is about 41 km away. Almora is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bainoli Malli (under 2 km), Gandik Malla (under 2 km) and Harmani Malli (under 2 km).

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

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