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About Simaldhab Village

Simaldhab is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 251 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simaldhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simaldhab village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 251
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simaldhab compares

By the 2011 count Simaldhab is the 52nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Simaldhab

Simaldhab is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simaldhab as Available within 10+ 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 Simaldhab from other places

Simaldhab lies about 54 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 11 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 Simaldhab
Nearest railway station Gumani 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 11 km
Nearest town Pakur 19 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 54 km

Villages closest to Simaldhab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simaldhab village had a population of 527. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Simaldhab village has 251 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simaldhab has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Simaldhab is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simaldhab covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simaldhab falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Simaldhab is Gumani, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simaldhab.

Simaldhab is about 54 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simaldhab is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Gumani is about 11 km away. Pathna is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumjharna (under 2 km), Bathani (under 2 km) and Sahri (under 2 km).

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

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