Simaria (also known as Simaria Kalan) is a village in the

Simaria Simaria is a village in India, along the Ganges river. It is in Begusarai District, Mithila (region), Mithila region of Bihar, and near Barauni. Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' was born on 23 September 1908 in Simaria village, then part of B ...

CD block In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...

in the Simaria subdivision of the

Chatra district Chatra district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. The district was formed after separation from Hazaribagh district in 1991. Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covers an area ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...

Geography

Location

Simaria is located at .

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 In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ...

area with an elevation of about above mean sea level. Efforts are on to get the first unit of the

NTPC Limited NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India which is engaged in generation of electricity and ...

’s

North Karanpura Thermal Power Station North Karanpura Thermal Power Station is an upcoming coal-based thermal power plant located in Tandwa in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district, Jharkhand. The power plant is owned by NTPC Limited NTPC Limited, formerly known as Nati ...

(3x660 MW), ready in 2021.

North Karanpura Coalfield North Karanpura Coalfield is located in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Latehar districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Overview In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: "Near the wes ...

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 (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).

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 Vinoba Bhave University is a state university located at Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India, about 100 km from Ranchi, the state capital. The university offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels, manages and maintains 12 cons ...

, it offers honours courses in Hindi, Urdu, English, history, geography, philosophy, political science, sociology, economics and anthropology.

References

{{Chatra District Villages in Chatra district