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Simla

सिमला
Kanth mandal
Pincode 244501
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Simla is a village in Kanth mandal, Moradabad district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 824 across 129 households. The village has a literacy rate of 62.1% and is located at coordinates 28.972°N, 78.599°E with PIN code 244501.

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lal singh
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LGD code
114911
Pincode
244501
Post office
Kanth
Population
824
Households
129
Literacy rate
62.1%
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000♂
Workers
250
Distance to district centre
32 km
Distance to mandal centre
17 km
Distance to Lucknow
330 km
Distance to Delhi
141 km
Nearest railway station
Matlabpur · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Ansar Hospital and Hijama Centre · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Simla compares

By population, Simla ranks #95 of 199 villages in Kanth mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.1%
+6.3% vs mandal average
Simla
62.1%
Kanth mandal
55.8%
Moradabad district
47.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
+30 vs mandal average
Simla
943
Kanth mandal
913
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
Simla
6.4
Kanth mandal
6.0

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

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Simla at a glance

Simla is a village of 824 people in 129 households (Census 2011) in Kanth tehsil, Moradabad district, Uttar Pradesh, the 95th-largest of 199 villages in Kanth tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 32 km from the Moradabad district centre, 20 km from Mansoorpur, the nearest town, 6 km from Matlabpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 244501, served by Kanth post office; the LGD village code is 114911. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ansar Hospital and Hijama Centre, 4 km away. The sarpanch is lal singh, and the village votes in Kanth assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamal Akhtar. The population is estimated at 1,083 in 2026, up 31% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Simla

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Simla · this village82462%
Ismailpur · Laksar1,22172%1 km E
Madhi · Harraiya22072%1.7 km SW
Madhi · Mariahu1,88959%1.7 km SW
Dhaki · Kanth1,59658%2.3 km N
Dhaki · Bilaspur71453%2.3 km N
Dhaki · Khatima19543%2.3 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Simla

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
KANTH
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
27
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SIMLA
Total area (ha)
157.62
Irrigated area (ha)
134.73
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Simla

LGD code
114911
Pincode
244501
Post office
Kanth
Population (Census 2011)
824
Population (projected 2026)
1,083
Households
129
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
943
Literacy rate
62.1%
Coordinates
28.97214°N, 78.59877°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Moradabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kanth
Member of Parliament
Ruchi Veera
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kamal Akhtar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
lal singh
Block / Mandal
Kanth
Nearest police station
Civil Lines Police Station, Rampur (46.2 km)
Nearest PHC
Ishwar Nursing Home (45.2 km)
Nearest post office
Government of India (46.4 km)
Nearest bank
ICICI Bank (45.3 km)
Nearest railway station
Chamrua (56.2 km)
Getting there

How to reach Simla

Mandal centre
Kanth · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Moradabad · ≈ 32 km
≈ 1 h 5 min by car · 1 h 18 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,904 people
Mansoorpur · ≈ 20 km
≈ 40 min by car · 48 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow330 kmcapital
  • Delhi141 km
  • Kolkata1208 km
  • Mumbai1244 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMatlabpur6 km
  • Hospital / PHCAnsar Hospital and Hijama Centre4 km
  • ATM / bankhdfc bank37 km
  • Petrol pumpIOCL Fuel Station38 km
  • CollegeGovernment Inter College24 km
  • Police stationजिला कारागार22 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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