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About Simali Village

Simali is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 95 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 25.61 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 95
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Simali compares

By the 2011 count Simali is the 126th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 25.61 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Simali

Simali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simali 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 Simali from other places

Simali lies about 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 64 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 Simali
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 14 km
Nearest town Almora 31 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 64 km

Villages closest to Simali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simali village had a population of 193. That makes it the 126th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Simali village has 95 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simali has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Simali is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simali covers 25.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simali falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Simali is Kathgodam, about 64 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 Simali.

Simali is about 32 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simali is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 14 km away. Almora is about 31 km away. Pithoragarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunlta (under 2 km), Khatali (under 2 km) and Naghar (under 2 km).

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

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