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About Simlongpahar Village

Simlongpahar is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 191 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simlongpahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simlongpahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 191
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 Simlongpahar compares

By the 2011 count Simlongpahar is the 75th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Simlongpahar

Simlongpahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simlongpahar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simlongpahar from other places

Simlongpahar 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 Simlongpahar
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 19 km
Nearest town Godda 24 km
Nearest railway station Behrajor 25 km
District headquarters Pakur 43 km

Villages closest to Simlongpahar

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 Simlongpahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Simlongpahar village had a population of 392. That makes it the 75th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Simlongpahar village has 191 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simlongpahar has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

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

Simlongpahar covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simlongpahar falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Simlongpahar 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simlongpahar.

Simlongpahar 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.

Simlongpahar 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 Simlong (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 Simlongpahar today is likely to be higher.

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