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About Simaljori Village

Simaljori is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 141 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simaljori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simaljori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 94.48 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 141
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Simaljori compares

By the 2011 count Simaljori is the 65th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 94.48 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Simaljori

Simaljori is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Simaljori as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Simaljori from other places

Simaljori lies about 20 km from Sahibganj. 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 Simaljori
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 1.8 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 20 km

Villages closest to Simaljori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simaljori village had a population of 300. That makes it the 65th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Simaljori village has 141 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simaljori has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Simaljori is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simaljori covers 94.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simaljori falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Simaljori notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Simaljori.

Simaljori is about 20 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simaljori is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 1.8 km away. Rājmahal is about 12 km away. Sahibganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nipania (under 2 km), Botri (under 2 km) and Majurkola (under 2 km).

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

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