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About Simaldhab Village

Simaldhab is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 121 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simaldhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simaldhab village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814156
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 121
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simaldhab compares

By the 2011 count Simaldhab is the 72nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Simaldhab

Simaldhab is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Simaldhab as Available within 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 Simaldhab from other places

Simaldhab lies about 51 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 11 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 Simaldhab
Nearest railway station Gumani 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 15 km
Nearest town Pakur 19 km
District headquarters Godda 51 km

Villages closest to Simaldhab

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarpahari 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 Simaldhab

As per the Census of India 2011, Simaldhab village had a population of 247. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Simaldhab village has 121 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simaldhab has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Simaldhab is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simaldhab covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Simaldhab falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Simaldhab is Gumani, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Simaldhab.

Simaldhab is about 51 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simaldhab is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Gumani is about 11 km away. Sundarpahari is about 15 km away. Pakur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikbathan (under 2 km), Kauadhab (2.2 km) and Raksi (3.7 km).

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

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