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Simaria, Chatra
Village in Jharkhand, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Geography
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16km
9.9miles
9.9miles
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I
H
A
R
Y
Amanat
River
River
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Mohana
River
River
W
Lilajan
River
River
V
Damodar
River
River
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CCL Amrapali
& Chandragupta Area
& Chandragupta Area
0
CCL Magadh
Sanghamitra Area
Sanghamitra Area
0
CCL Piparwar Area
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North Karanpura TPS
T
Lawalong
Wildlife
Sanctuary
Wildlife
Sanctuary
H
Kauleshwari
Temple
Temple
CT
Bachra
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Chatra
R
Tandwa
R
Simaria
R
Rajpur
R
Pratappur
R
Piparwar
R
Pathalgada
R
Mayurhand
R
Lawalong
R
Kunda
R
Itkhori
R
Hunterganj
R
Gidhour
R
Chiridiri
Cities, towns and locations in Chatra district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Abbreviation used - TPS: thermal power station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Abbreviation used - TPS: thermal power station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Simaria is located at 24.0619°N 84.9364°E.
Area overview
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.
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Demographics
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
Police station
Simaria police station serves Simaria CD block.[5]
Subdivision and CD block HQ
Headquarters of Simaria subdivision and Simaria CD block is at Simaria village.[6]
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.[7]
References
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