Simra observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
Simra is a village in Borio mandal, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand with a population of 133 across 30 households. It has a literacy rate of 27.1% and is located at 25.139°N, 87.518°E with PIN code 816120.
By population, Simra ranks #147 of 343 villages in Borio mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Simra is a village of 133 people in 30 households (Census 2011) in Borio block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 147th-largest of 343 villages in Borio block. Literacy is 27%, 6 points below the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 1,078 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 4 km from Karma, the nearest town, 13 km from Karamtola railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816120, served by Borio post office; the LGD village code is 358463. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hari Devi Referral Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is ROSY MALTO. The population is estimated at 157 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simra · this village | 133 | 27% | — |
| Simaria · Mandro | 46 | 39% | 0.3 km E |
| Simra · Mandro | 1,441 | 26% | 0.3 km E |
| Barakendua · Mandro | 328 | 34% | 0.7 km N |
| Basko Bedo · Mandro | 101 | 53% | 1.4 km SE |
| Tara · Mandro | 0 | — | 1.4 km SE |
| Tara · Mandro | 57 | 46% | 1.4 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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