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Sima

Nala mandal
Pincode 815355
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Sima is a small village in Nala mandal, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, with a population of 28 across 9 households. The village has a literacy rate of 60.7% and is located at coordinates 24.067°N, 86.926°E.

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NEPHALAL MARANDI
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LGD code
372836
Pincode
815355
Post office
Nala
Population
28
Households
9
Literacy rate
60.7%
Sex ratio
1545 ♀/1000♂
Workers
15
Distance to district centre
11 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Ranchi
183 km
Distance to Kolkata
222 km
Nearest railway station
Jamtara · 17 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dubey Clinic · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sima compares

By population, Sima ranks #236 of 258 villages in Nala mandal.

Literacy rate
%
60.7%
+5.8% vs mandal average
Sima
60.7%
Nala mandal
54.9%
Jamtara district
53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,545
+586 vs mandal average
Sima
1,545
Nala mandal
959
Household size
people per home
3.1
−1.7 vs mandal average
Sima
3.1
Nala mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sima at a glance

Sima is a village of 28 people in 9 households (Census 2011) in Nala block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 236th-largest of 258 villages in Nala block. Literacy is 61%, 6 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,545 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Jamtara district centre, 39 km from Barra, the nearest town, 17 km from Jamtara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815355, served by Nala post office; the LGD village code is 372836. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dubey Clinic, 1 km away. The sarpanch is NEPHALAL MARANDI, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 33 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Saluka

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sima · this village2861%
Duma · Purbi Tundi*1,24452%0 km N
Duma · Fatehpur55857%0 km N
Duma · Jama39737%0 km N
Dabar · Nala27428%0 km N
Dabar · Nala44458%0 km N
Dadar · Nala85447%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sima

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAMTARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
SALUKA
Total area (ha)
129
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sima

LGD code
372836
Pincode
815355
Post office
Nala
Population (Census 2011)
28
Population (projected 2026)
33
Households
9
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1545
Literacy rate
60.7%
Coordinates
24.06697°N, 86.92644°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sarath
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Member of Legislative Assembly
Uday Shankar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
NEPHALAL MARANDI
Block / Mandal
Nala
Getting there

How to reach Sima

Mandal centre
Nala · ≈ 1.5 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jamtara · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,798 people
Barra · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 20 min by car · 1 h 35 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi183 kmcapital
  • Kolkata222 km
  • Delhi1092 km
  • Hyderabad1149 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJamtara17 km
  • Bus stopChildren's Park24 km
  • Hospital / PHCDubey Clinic1 km
  • ATM / bankBank of India25 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump23 km
  • CollegeDeshbandhu Mahavidyalaya26 km
  • Police stationAsansol South Police Station43 km
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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)
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