About Simela Village

Simela is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 66 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simela village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Champawat
Tehsil	Lohaghat
Pincode	262527
Area (hectares)	18.18 hectares
Population	135
Male Population	66
Female Population	69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Simela compares

By the 2011 count Simela is the 170th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 18.18 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Simela

Simela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simela as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Simela from other places

Simela lies about 26 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 37 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 Simela
Tehsil headquarters	Lohaghat	24 km
Nearest town	Almora	24 km
District headquarters	Champawat	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	37 km

Villages closest to Simela

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

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Common questions about Simela

As per the Census of India 2011, Simela village had a population of 135. That makes it the 170th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Simela village has 66 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simela has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Simela is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simela covers 18.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simela falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Simela is Kathgodam, about 37 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Simela.

Simela is about 26 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simela is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 24 km away. Almora is about 24 km away. Champawat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.