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About Simgan Village

Simgan is a mid sized village in Karanjia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 416 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Simgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Simgan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Karanjia
Pincode 757037
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 810
Male Population 416
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Simgan compares

By the 2011 count Simgan is the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 566 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Simgan

Simgan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Simgan as Available within <5 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 Simgan from other places

Simgan lies about 78 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 35 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 Simgan
Tehsil headquarters Karanjia 2.3 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 35 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 78 km

Villages closest to Simgan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Simgan village had a population of 810. That makes it the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 566 residents.

Simgan village has 416 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Simgan has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Simgan is 757037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Simgan covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Simgan falls under Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Simgan is Sitabinji, about 35 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Simgan.

Simgan is about 78 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Simgan is in Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjia is about 2.3 km away. Karanjiā is about 2.3 km away. Sitabinji is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambaduma (4.0 km), Pakamunda (4.3 km) and Sarasaposi (6.3 km).

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

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