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About Simla Village

Simla is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 648 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 648
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 37th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Simla

Simla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sakalpur, Sankarpur, Saolapur and Shibpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Simla

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 37th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Simla village has 648 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simla falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Simla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simla.

Simla is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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