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About Simli Village

Simli is a mid sized village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 403 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, 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 Tharali
Pincode 246455
Area (hectares) 318.74 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 403
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simli compares

By the 2011 count Simli is the 16th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 318.74 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Simli

Simli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Simli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Simli from other places

Simli lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 88 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 Tharali 15 km
District headquarters Chamoli 29 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 60 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 88 km

Villages closest to Simli

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 Simli

As per the Census of India 2011, Simli village had a population of 864. That makes it the 16th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Simli village has 403 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simli has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Simli is 246455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simli covers 318.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simli falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Simli is Ramnagar, about 88 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Simli.

Simli is about 29 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 Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 15 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sainar (under 2 km), Raigaon (under 2 km) and Kei Painti (under 2 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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