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About Simkholi Village

Simkholi is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 28 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simkholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simkholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 4.63 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 28
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simkholi compares

By the 2011 count Simkholi is the 315th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 4.63 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Simkholi

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

Simkholi lies about 44 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 55 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 Simkholi
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 9.5 km
Nearest town Pauri 35 km
District headquarters Garhwal 44 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 55 km

Villages closest to Simkholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simkholi village had a population of 70. That makes it the 315th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Simkholi village has 28 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simkholi has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Simkholi is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simkholi covers 4.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Simkholi falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Simkholi is Kotdwara, about 55 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 10+ km distance for Simkholi.

Simkholi is about 44 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simkholi is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 9.5 km away. Pauri is about 35 km away. Garhwal is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sinkholi Or Simkholi (under 2 km), Irailli (under 2 km) and Bajwad (under 2 km).

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

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