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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rashida Khatun
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- LGD code
- 282960
- Pincode
- 781302
- Post office
- Baharihat
- Population
- 1,255
- Households
- 243
- Literacy rate
- 36.2%
- Sex ratio
- 910 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 450
Census 2011 · in context
How Simalubari compares
By population, Simalubari ranks #40 of 71 villages in Chenga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.2%
−5.8% vs mandal average
- Simalubari
- 36.2%
- Chenga mandal
- 42.0%
- Barpeta district
- 53.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
−41 vs mandal average
- Simalubari
- 910
- Chenga mandal
- 951
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Simalubari
- 5.2
- Chenga mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Simalubari at a glance
Simalubari is a village of 1,255 people in 243 households (Census 2011) in Chenga block, Barpeta district, Assam, the 40th-largest of 71 villages in Chenga block. Literacy is 36%, 6 points below the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 781302, served by Baharihat post office; the LGD village code is 282960. The sarpanch is Rashida Khatun, and the village votes in Bhabanipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Phanidhar Talukdar. The population is estimated at 1,480 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mahchara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simalubari · this village | 1,255 | 36% | — |
| Mahchara Nc · Chenga | 5,399 | 29% | — |
| Pampara N.C. · Chenga | 1,986 | 30% | — |
| Mahchara · Chenga | 1,783 | 42% | — |
| Kashimpur · Chenga | 1,520 | 40% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Simalubari
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Barpeta (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 37
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 37
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAHASARA
- Total area (ha)
- 145.42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Simalubari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Simalubari
- LGD code
- 282960
- Pincode
- 781302
- Post office
- Baharihat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,255
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,480
- Households
- 243
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 910
- Literacy rate
- 36.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kokrajhar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhabanipur
- Member of Parliament
- Joyanta Basumatary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Phanidhar Talukdar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Rashida Khatun
- Block / Mandal
- Chenga
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 781302
- Kholabandha N.C.Chenga mandal12,968 pop
- Niz BahariChenga mandal3,352 pop
- Pathimari N.C.Chenga mandal3,305 pop
- FulbariChenga mandal3,205 pop
- Marisakandi N.C.Chenga mandal2,656 pop
- Mairadia N.C.Chenga mandal2,508 pop
- KakdhowaChenga mandal2,501 pop
- GelabilChenga mandal2,239 pop
- Aduripara N.C.Chenga mandal2,207 pop
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Other villages named Simalubari
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Simalubari
Other villages in Chenga mandal
View all 60+ →- Kholabandha N.C.
- Kachumara N.C.
- Muchalman Gaon
- Haripur
- Niz Chenga
- Mahchara Nc
- Ganak Para
- Bandali
- Khangra
- Niz Bahari
- Pathimari N.C.
- Roumari Pathar
- Fulbari
- Nirala N.C.
- Malipara
- Barbhitha
- Marisakandi N.C.
- Dakhin Godhani N.C.
- Chata Gaon
- Mairadia N.C.
- Kakdhowa
- Chanartari
- Gelabil
- Aduripara N.C.
- Pampara N.C.
- Mahchara
- Kaltali
- Roumari Gaon
- Batgaon
- Chandan Pur N.C.
- Lakhipur N.C.
- Balartari
- Chagbandha N.C.
- Kachumara
- Damdama
- Bampara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)