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Simalia

Amour mandal
Pincode 854315
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Simalia is located in Amour mandal, Purnia district, Bihar, with 2,285 residents across 432 households. The village has a literacy rate of 30.2%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJESH KUMAR HARIJAN
Contact: 86****6942
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LGD code
223687
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population
2,285
Households
432
Literacy rate
30.2%
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000♂
Workers
575
Distance to district centre
116 km
Distance to mandal centre
75 km
Distance to Patna
278 km
Distance to Kolkata
385 km
Nearest railway station
Kanki · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Chakulia Rural Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Simalia compares

By population, Simalia ranks #50 of 163 villages in Amour mandal.

Literacy rate
%
30.2%
−5.1% vs mandal average
Simalia
30.2%
Amour mandal
35.3%
Purnia district
40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−8 vs mandal average
Simalia
909
Amour mandal
917
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
Simalia
5.3
Amour mandal
4.9

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

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Simalia at a glance

Simalia is a village of 2,285 people in 432 households (Census 2011) in Amour block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 50th-largest of 163 villages in Amour block. Literacy is 30%, 5 points below the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. It lies 116 km from the Purnia district centre, 2 km from Nayanagar, the nearest town, 1 km from Kanki railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854315, served by Baisi post office; the LGD village code is 223687. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chakulia Rural Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is RAJESH KUMAR HARIJAN, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 2,694 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dahuabari

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Nazarpur · Chopra52365%1.3 km N
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Simalia

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
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
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
PURNIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
62
Distance to district HQ (km)
62
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
17
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dahuabari
Total area (ha)
223
Irrigated area (ha)
98.2
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Simalia

LGD code
223687
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population (Census 2011)
2,285
Population (projected 2026)
2,694
Households
432
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
909
Literacy rate
30.2%
Coordinates
26.00818°N, 87.87262°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAJESH KUMAR HARIJAN
Block / Mandal
Amour
Getting there

How to reach Simalia

Mandal centre
Amour · ≈ 75 km
≈ 2 h 35 min by car · 3 h 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purnia · ≈ 116 km
≈ 3 h 59 min by car · 4 h 43 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,741 people
Nayanagar · ≈ 1.9 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna278 kmcapital
  • Kolkata385 km
  • Delhi1092 km
  • Hyderabad1363 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKanki1 km
  • Hospital / PHCChakulia Rural Hospital7 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil13 km
  • Collegecollege ground14 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF12 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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