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- LGD code
- 47612
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population
- 225
- Households
- 42
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1123 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 128
- Distance to district centre
- 22 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 102 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 206 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotdwara · 34 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Simalsain compares
By population, Simalsain ranks #41 of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.3%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Simalsain
- 65.3%
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 67.3%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,123
−70 vs mandal average
- Simalsain
- 1,123
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 1,193
Household size
people per home
5.4
+1.2 vs mandal average
- Simalsain
- 5.4
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Simalsain at a glance
Simalsain is a village of 225 people in 42 households (Census 2011) in Rikhanikhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 41st-largest of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,123 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 34 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 34 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246179, served by Rikhnikhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 47612. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal, 2 km away. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 265 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simalsain · this village | 225 | 65% | — |
| Simal Gaon · Rikhanikhal | 179 | 64% | 0 km N |
| Kotalisain · Rikhanikhal | 112 | 65% | 0.6 km E |
| Quali · Rikhanikhal | 109 | 62% | 1 km SE |
| Pali · Rikhanikhal | 104 | 64% | 1 km SE |
| Rathuwa Dab · Rikhanikhal | 130 | 74% | 2.1 km N |
| Bayola Talla · Rikhanikhal | 306 | 75% | 2.6 km N |
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Key facts — Simalsain
- LGD code
- 47612
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 225
- Population (projected 2026)
- 265
- Households
- 42
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1123
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Coordinates
- 29.75801°N, 78.87383°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lansdowne
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Daleep Singh Rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Rikhanikhal
Getting there
How to reach Simalsain
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun102 kmcapital
- Delhi206 km
- Kolkata1238 km
- Mumbai1333 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotdwara34 km
- Bus stopRatkot21 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rikhnikhal2 km
- ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila32 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry36 km
- Police stationKotwali Ramnagar47 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal2.4 km
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →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)