Coordinates: 24°03′43″N 84°56′11″E / 24.0619°N 84.9364°E / 24.0619; 84.9364

Simaria, Chatra

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Simaria
Simaria Kalan
Village
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Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictChatra
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,412
Languages (*For language details see Simaria block#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825103
Telephone/ STD code06559
Vehicle registrationJH 13
Lok Sabha constituencyChatra
Vidhan Sabha constituencySimaria
Websitechatra.nic.in

Simaria (also known as Simaria Kalan) is a village in the Simaria CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Location

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Area overview

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The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft) above mean sea level.[1] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021.[2]North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over 1,230 square kilometres (470 sq mi) in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas.[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Simaria Kalan (location code 349347) had a total population of 2,412, of which 1,290 (53%) were males and 1,122 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 356. The total number of literate persons in Simaria Kalan was 1,737 (84.48% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Civic administration

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Police station

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Simaria police station serves Simaria CD block.[5]

Subdivision and CD block HQ

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Headquarters of Simaria subdivision and Simaria CD block is at Simaria village.[6]

Education

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Simaria Degree Mahavidyalaya was established at Simaria in 2015. Affiliated to the Vinoba Bhave University, it offers honours courses in Hindi, Urdu, English, history, geography, philosophy, political science, sociology, economics and anthropology.[7]

References

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