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Simar

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Thal mandal
Pincode 262572
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KAUSHALYA BORA
Contact: 99****0347
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LGD code
49258
Pincode
262572
Population
83
Households
19
Literacy rate
73.5%
Sex ratio
1515 ♀/1000♂
Workers
14
Distance to district centre
16 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
191 km
Distance to Delhi
300 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 76 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Jalmani · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Simar compares

By population, Simar ranks #63 of 103 villages in Thal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
73.5%
+3.1% vs mandal average
Simar
73.5%
Thal mandal
70.4%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,515
+434 vs mandal average
Simar
1,515
Thal mandal
1,081
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
Simar
4.4
Thal mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Simar at a glance

Simar is a village of 83 people in 19 households (Census 2011) in Thal tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 63rd-largest of 103 villages in Thal tehsil. Literacy is 74%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,515 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 52 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 76 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262572; the LGD village code is 49258. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jalmani, 4 km away. The sarpanch is KAUSHALYA BORA , and the village votes in Kapkote assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Gariya. The population is estimated at 98 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Batyuli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Simar · this village8374%
Bhurola · Thal5772%0.8 km NE
Dhartoli · Thal6070%0.8 km NE
Bhantola · Kanda28370%0.8 km NE
Jhalada · Thal1872%0.9 km SW
Sain · Thal3471%1 km E
Leg · Thal13562%1 km E

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Key facts — Simar

LGD code
49258
Pincode
262572
Population (Census 2011)
83
Population (projected 2026)
98
Households
19
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1515
Literacy rate
73.5%
Coordinates
29.85778°N, 79.94737°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kapkote
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Gariya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KAUSHALYA BORA
Block / Mandal
Thal
Getting there

How to reach Simar

Mandal centre
Thal · ≈ 2.1 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 39 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 52 km
≈ 1 h 47 min by car · 2 h 7 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun191 kmcapital
  • Delhi300 km
  • Kolkata1166 km
  • Hyderabad1395 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam76 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station17 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jalmani4 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank17 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump37 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda7 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Simar

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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