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About Simalya Village

Simalya is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 21 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,476 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simalya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246175
Area (hectares) 36.25 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 21
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,476
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simalya compares

By the 2011 count Simalya is the 468th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 36.25 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Simalya

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

Simalya lies about 13 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 21 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 Simalya
District headquarters Garhwal 13 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 31 km

Villages closest to Simalya

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 Simalya

As per the Census of India 2011, Simalya village had a population of 52. That makes it the 468th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Simalya village has 21 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simalya has about 1476 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Simalya is 246175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simalya covers 36.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Simalya falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Simalya is Kotdwara, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Simalya.

Simalya is about 13 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simalya is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 13 km away. Kotdwāra is about 21 km away. Kotdwara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surai (1.8 km), Diusa (4.1 km) and Gwal Khera (4.2 km).

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

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