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About Simla Village

Simla is a large village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,029, made up of 1,038 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 2,029
Male Population 1,038
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Simla compares

By the 2011 count Simla is the 7th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 6.3 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 977.

Getting to Simla

Simla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Simla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Simla from other places

Simla lies about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 3.7 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 Simla
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 4.3 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 14 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 23 km

Villages closest to Simla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simla village had a population of 2,029. That makes it the 7th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Simla village has 1,038 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simla has about 955 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Simla is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simla covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Simla falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Simla is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simla.

Simla is about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simla is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 3.7 km away. Kharsawan is about 4.3 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harisai (under 2 km), Khelarisai (under 2 km) and Hansda (under 2 km).

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

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