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About Simaljiri Village

Simaljiri is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 91 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simaljiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simaljiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 26.95 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 91
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simaljiri compares

By the 2011 count Simaljiri is the 260th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 26.95 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Simaljiri

Simaljiri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Simaljiri as Available within 5 - 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 Simaljiri from other places

Simaljiri lies about 18 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 15 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 Simaljiri
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 15 km
District headquarters Pakur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 27 km

Villages closest to Simaljiri

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.

Common questions about Simaljiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Simaljiri village had a population of 182. That makes it the 260th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Simaljiri village has 91 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simaljiri has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Simaljiri is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simaljiri covers 26.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simaljiri falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Simaljiri is Kotalpukur, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Simaljiri.

Simaljiri is about 18 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simaljiri is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Kotalpukur is about 15 km away. Pakur is about 18 km away. Maheshpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belpahari (6.1 km), Dumaria (8.8 km) and Jordiha (9.0 km).

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

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