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About Sim Kheth Village

Sim Kheth is a mid sized village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 325 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sim Kheth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sim Kheth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246164
Area (hectares) 21.24 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 325
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sim Kheth compares

By the 2011 count Sim Kheth is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 21.24 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Sim Kheth

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

Sim Kheth lies about 7.3 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Sim Kheth
District headquarters Garhwal 7.3 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 34 km

Villages closest to Sim Kheth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 Sim Kheth

As per the Census of India 2011, Sim Kheth village had a population of 670. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Sim Kheth village has 325 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sim Kheth has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Sim Kheth is 246164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sim Kheth covers 21.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sim Kheth falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sim Kheth is Kotdwara, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Sim Kheth.

Sim Kheth is about 7.3 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sim Kheth is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 7.3 km away. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Kotdwara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simalth (under 2 km), Naosin (under 2 km) and Panjoli (1.8 km).

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

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