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About Shimli Village

Shimli is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 54 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 244715
Area (hectares) 22.32 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 54
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shimli compares

By the 2011 count Shimli is the 123rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 678 residents. Its 22.32 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Shimli

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

Shimli lies about 20 km from Nainital. 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 Shimli
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 14 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 14 km
District headquarters Nainital 20 km

Villages closest to Shimli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimli village had a population of 104. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 678 residents.

Shimli village has 54 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimli has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Shimli is 244715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimli covers 22.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shimli falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Shimli notes the nearest railway station 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 Shimli.

Shimli is about 20 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shimli is in Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district. Ramnagar is about 14 km away. Rāmnagar is about 14 km away. Nainital is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patkot (1.7 km), Bhagotpur Mariyal (4.0 km) and Devipura Muliya (6.7 km).

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

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