About Simpur Village

Simpur is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 142 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	816106
Area (hectares)	31.29 hectares
Population	281
Male Population	142
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simpur compares

By the 2011 count Simpur is the 221st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 31.29 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Simpur

Simpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Simpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simpur from other places

Simpur lies about 28 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 3.6 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 Simpur
Nearest railway station	Chatra	3.6 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	12 km
District headquarters	Pakur	28 km

Villages closest to Simpur

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

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Common questions about Simpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Simpur village had a population of 281. That makes it the 221st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Simpur village has 142 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Simpur is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simpur covers 31.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Simpur is Chatra, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Simpur.

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

Simpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Chatra is about 3.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Maheshpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.