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About Bara Simalpahari Village

Bara Simalpahari is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 86 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Simalpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Simalpahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 86
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Simalpahari compares

By the 2011 count Bara Simalpahari is the 254th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bara Simalpahari

Bara Simalpahari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Simalpahari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bara Simalpahari from other places

Bara Simalpahari lies about 14 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Bara Simalpahari
Nearest railway station Barapalasi under 2 km
District headquarters Dumka 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 22 km

Villages closest to Bara Simalpahari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh 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 Bara Simalpahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Simalpahari village had a population of 172. That makes it the 254th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Bara Simalpahari village has 86 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Simalpahari has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bara Simalpahari is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Simalpahari covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Simalpahari falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Simalpahari is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara Simalpahari.

Bara Simalpahari is about 14 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Simalpahari is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Ramgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Bahiar (under 2 km), Bara Gorro (under 2 km) and Bara Paghar (under 2 km).

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

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