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About Simlong Village

Simlong is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 112 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simlong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simlong village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 112
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simlong compares

By the 2011 count Simlong is the 113th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1048.

Getting to Simlong

Simlong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simlong as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simlong from other places

Simlong lies about 43 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 25 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 Simlong
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 19 km
Nearest town Godda 24 km
Nearest railway station Behrajor 25 km
District headquarters Pakur 43 km

Villages closest to Simlong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simlong village had a population of 234. That makes it the 113th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Simlong village has 112 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simlong has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Simlong is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simlong covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Simlong falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Simlong is Behrajor, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simlong.

Simlong is about 43 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simlong is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 19 km away. Godda is about 24 km away. Behrajor is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simlongpahar (under 2 km), Jani (6.9 km) and Daldali (7.3 km).

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

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