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Revenue village·Simaria block·Chatra

Bes

Simaria mandal
Pincode 825103
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRIYA KUMARI
Contact: 93****3904
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LGD code
349391
Pincode
825103
Post office
Simaria
Population
147
Households
28
Literacy rate
57.1%
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000♂
Workers
56
Distance to district centre
83 km
Distance to mandal centre
90 km
Distance to Ranchi
61 km
Distance to Kolkata
344 km
Nearest railway station
Bes · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
arogyam hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bes compares

By population, Bes ranks #88 of 100 villages in Simaria mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.1%
+4.9% vs mandal average
Bes
57.1%
Simaria mandal
52.2%
Chatra district
48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,100
+134 vs mandal average
Bes
1,100
Simaria mandal
966
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Bes
5.3
Simaria mandal
5.5

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

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Bes at a glance

Bes is a village of 147 people in 28 households (Census 2011) in Simaria block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 88th-largest of 100 villages in Simaria block. Literacy is 57%, 5 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,100 women per 1,000 men. It lies 83 km from the Chatra district centre, 12 km from Barkagaon, the nearest town, 1 km from Bes railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825103, served by Simaria post office; the LGD village code is 349391. The nearest hospital or health centre is arogyam hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is PRIYA KUMARI. The population is estimated at 173 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chope

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bes · this village14757%
Bes · Katamdag1,56345%0 km N
Pundri · Hazaribag02.1 km NW
Pundri · Hazaribag8768%2.1 km NW
Pundri · Hazaribag40767%2.1 km NW
Pundri · Katamdag74459%2.1 km NW
Pundri · Chatra29757%2.1 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bes

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
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
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
CHATRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
5
Distance to district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHEPO
Total area (ha)
85.84
Irrigated area (ha)
4
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Bes

LGD code
349391
Pincode
825103
Post office
Simaria
Population (Census 2011)
147
Population (projected 2026)
173
Households
28
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1100
Literacy rate
57.1%
Coordinates
23.89543°N, 85.32528°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Giridih
Member of Parliament
Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PRIYA KUMARI
Block / Mandal
Simaria
Getting there

How to reach Bes

Mandal centre
Simaria · ≈ 90 km
≈ 3 h 5 min by car · 3 h 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chatra · ≈ 83 km
≈ 2 h 51 min by car · 3 h 23 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,689 people
Barkagaon · ≈ 12 km
≈ 25 min by car · 29 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi61 kmcapital
  • Kolkata344 km
  • Delhi964 km
  • Hyderabad1015 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBes1 km
  • Hospital / PHCarogyam hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankBank of India9 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
  • CollegeVINOBA BHAVE UNIVERCITY15 km
  • Police stationPithoria Police Station41 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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