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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NISHIMA EKKA
Contact: 78****4186
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- LGD code
- 434121
- Pincode
- 496334
- Post office
- Duldula
- Population
- 1,678
- Households
- 395
- Literacy rate
- 57.3%
- Sex ratio
- 981 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,047
Census 2011 · in context
How Simda compares
By population, Simda ranks #5 of 66 villages in Duldula mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.3%
−4.1% vs mandal average
- Simda
- 57.3%
- Duldula mandal
- 61.4%
- Jashpur district
- 58.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
−45 vs mandal average
- Simda
- 981
- Duldula mandal
- 1,026
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Simda
- 4.2
- Duldula mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Simda at a glance
Simda is a village of 1,678 people in 395 households (Census 2011) in Duldula tehsil, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 5th-largest of 66 villages in Duldula tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496334, served by Duldula post office; the LGD village code is 434121. The sarpanch is NISHIMA EKKA, and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 1,978 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Simda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KUNKURI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SIMDA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,241.39
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3.13
- Forest area (ha)
- 51.47
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Simda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Simda
- LGD code
- 434121
- Pincode
- 496334
- Post office
- Duldula
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,678
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,978
- Households
- 395
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 981
- Literacy rate
- 57.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilaigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kavita Pran Lahrey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NISHIMA EKKA
- Block / Mandal
- Duldula
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 496334
Other villages in Duldula mandal
View all 60+ →- Duldula
- Makaribandha
- Charaidand
- Khatanga
- Bipatpur
- Sirimkela
- Kardega
- Patratoli
- Chherdand
- Korna
- Kastura
- Gattibuda
- Dobh
- Jhargaon
- Chapatoli
- Chatakpur
- Basudeopur
- Bangurkela
- Loro
- Dandahadih
- Jampani
- Sapghara
- Kendapani
- Bhusaditoli
- Siritoli
- Manjurchundi
- Bamhani
- Jud Wain
- Raidih
- Hatklata
- Dhandhamba
- Banspatra
- Khutitoli
- Haldimunda
- Dhodhiara
- Dhuriya Amba
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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)