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About Simaliya Village

Simaliya is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 560 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simaliya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 206.56 hectares
Population 1,155
Male Population 560
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Simaliya compares

By the 2011 count Simaliya is the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 206.56 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Simaliya

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

Simaliya lies about 7.5 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 7.3 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 Simaliya
Nearest town Rātu 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Piska 7.3 km
District headquarters Ranchi 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 27 km

Villages closest to Simaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simaliya village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Simaliya village has 560 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simaliya has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Simaliya is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simaliya covers 206.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simaliya falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Simaliya is Piska, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Simaliya.

Simaliya is about 7.5 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simaliya is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Rātu is about 5.5 km away. Piska is about 7.3 km away. Ranchi is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haratu (19 km), Tati (19 km) and Chatra (20 km).

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

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