Simaria, Chatra


Simaria is a village in the Simaria CD block in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Simaria is located at.

Area overview

The map alongside shows that the forests, covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about above mean sea level. Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station, ready in 2021.North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over 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.
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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Simaria Kalan had a total population of 2,412, of which 1,290 were males and 1,122 were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 356. The total number of literate persons in Simaria Kalan was 1,737.

Civic administration

Police station

Simaria police station serves Simaria CD block.

Subdivision and CD block HQ

Headquarters of Simaria subdivision and Simaria CD block is at Simaria village.

Education

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.