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- LGD code
- 55412
- Pincode
- 244715
- Post office
- Ramnagar (Nainital)
- Population
- 104
- Households
- 20
- Literacy rate
- 65.4%
- Sex ratio
- 926 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 26
- Distance to district centre
- 63 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 99 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 198 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotdwara · 27 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Shimli compares
By population, Shimli ranks #123 of 146 villages in Ramnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.4%
−1.2% vs mandal average
- Shimli
- 65.4%
- Ramnagar mandal
- 66.6%
- Nainital district
- 73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
926
−32 vs mandal average
- Shimli
- 926
- Ramnagar mandal
- 958
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Shimli
- 5.2
- Ramnagar mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shimli at a glance
Shimli is a village of 104 people in 20 households (Census 2011) in Ramnagar tehsil, Nainital district, Uttarakhand, the 123rd-largest of 146 villages in Ramnagar tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 926 women per 1,000 men. It lies 63 km from the Nainital district centre, 36 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 27 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 244715, served by Ramnagar (Nainital) post office; the LGD village code is 55412. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal, 7 km away. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 123 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhalon →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimli · this village | 104 | 65% | — |
| Dabru · Bironkhal | 27 | 85% | 1.9 km SW |
| Tamolidhar · Lansdowne | 68 | 43% | 2.3 km W |
| Timalsain · Rikhanikhal | 243 | 61% | 2.5 km E |
| Budhgaon · Lansdowne | 140 | 75% | 3.1 km N |
| Bunga Talla · Rikhanikhal | 297 | 70% | 3.9 km NE |
| Barai · Pauri | 122 | 83% | 3.8 km SE |
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Key facts — Shimli
- LGD code
- 55412
- Pincode
- 244715
- Post office
- Ramnagar (Nainital)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 104
- Population (projected 2026)
- 123
- Households
- 20
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 926
- Literacy rate
- 65.4%
- Coordinates
- 29.72961°N, 78.80334°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lansdowne
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Daleep Singh Rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Ramnagar
Getting there
How to reach Shimli
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun99 kmcapital
- Delhi198 km
- Kolkata1242 km
- Mumbai1327 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotdwara27 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rikhnikhal7 km
- ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila38 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry41 km
- Police stationKotwali Ramnagar49 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 244715
- Aampokhra RangeRamnagar mandal8,269 pop
- ChilkiaRamnagar mandal3,193 pop
- Udaipuri ChopraRamnagar mandal2,957 pop
- Tanda MallooRamnagar mandal2,810 pop
- Chandra NagarRamnagar mandal2,718 pop
- Ghandhi NagarRamnagar mandal2,614 pop
- ChorpaniRamnagar mandal2,251 pop
- Kosi RangeRamnagar mandal2,167 pop
- Ramnagar RangeRamnagar mandal2,103 pop
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Other villages named Shimli
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Villages near Shimli
Other villages in Ramnagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Aampokhra Range
- Chilkia
- Udaipuri Chopra
- Tanda Malloo
- Chandra Nagar
- Ghandhi Nagar
- Chorpani
- Kosi Range
- Ramnagar Range
- Kaniya
- Puchhdi
- Sawal Deh West
- North Jaspur Range
- Maldhan Chaur
- Patkot
- Pipalsana
- Shankarpur Bhud
- Kota Range
- Dhela
- Dhikuli
- Basai
- Himmatpur Block
- Taira
- Anand Nagar
- Goujani
- Thari
- Sawal Deh East
- Berajhal
- Gopal Nagar
- Shivlalpur Pandey
- Udaipuri Juri Bandobasti
- Devipura
- Dulepuri
- Himmatpur Dotiyal
- Chandrapur Tiwari
- Gotam Nagar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)