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About Sima Khas Village

Sima Khas is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 149 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sima Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sima Khas village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 339.64 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 149
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sima Khas compares

By the 2011 count Sima Khas is the 40th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 339.64 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sima Khas

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

Sima Khas lies about 28 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 21 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 Sima Khas
Tehsil headquarters Garu 11 km
Nearest railway station Kumandih 21 km
District headquarters Latehar 28 km
Nearest town Lātehār 28 km

Villages closest to Sima Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garu 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 Sima Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Sima Khas village had a population of 325. That makes it the 40th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Sima Khas village has 149 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sima Khas has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sima Khas is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sima Khas covers 339.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sima Khas falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sima Khas is Kumandih, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sima Khas.

Sima Khas is about 28 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sima Khas is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 11 km away. Kumandih is about 21 km away. Latehar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabri (under 2 km), Kotam (under 2 km) and Chanpi (under 2 km).

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

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