Simulia Tehsil - Balasore District, Odisha
Simulia is an administrative tehsil in the Balasore district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Simulia is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Markona, while the nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 104.0 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 288 km², including 287.52 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 975 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Simulia Tehsil
Simulia Tehsil has a total of 163 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abjanna | Rural | Abjhuna |
| 2 | Ada | Rural | Ada |
| 3 | Ajipur | Rural | Anandapur |
| 4 | Ambadiha | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 5 | Amrutapur | Rural | Kanchapada |
| 6 | Anandapur | Rural | Anandapur |
| 7 | Anantapur | Rural | Pahitorana |
| 8 | Anantapur | Rural | Markona |
| 9 | Andrai | Rural | Andarai |
| 10 | Ankula | Rural | Bati |
| 11 | Baduli | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 12 | Bainshibati | Rural | Chalunigan |
| 13 | Balihenti | Rural | Bauripada |
| 14 | Balikana(Balikhanda) | Rural | Muruna |
| 15 | Bamatia | Rural | Purosottampur |
| 16 | Bana | Rural | Bangarkhandigadia |
| 17 | Bangalpur | Rural | Bangalpur |
| 18 | Bangarkhandigadia | Rural | Bangarkhandigadia |
| 19 | Bangarpada | Rural | Muruna |
| 20 | Bankapatna | Rural | Kirkona |
| 21 | Bari | Rural | Bari |
| 22 | Baria(Bariha) | Rural | Bauripada |
| 23 | Barimelak | Rural | Bari |
| 24 | Barinayada | Rural | Bari |
| 25 | Basukharji | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 26 | Bati | Rural | Bati |
| 27 | Bauripada | Rural | Bauripada |
| 28 | Bedpur | Rural | Bati |
| 29 | Begarajpur | Rural | Bari |
| 30 | Begunia | Rural | Kanchapada |
| 31 | Bhagia | Rural | Bangalpur |
| 32 | Bhubanpur | Rural | Bauripada |
| 33 | Birabrahmapur | Rural | Kanchapada |
| 34 | Biranchipur | Rural | Pahitorana |
| 35 | Bisunipur | Rural | Bangarkhandigadia |
| 36 | Chaka | Rural | Pahitorana |
| 37 | Chakamanitri | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 38 | Chakradharpur | Rural | Purosottampur |
| 39 | Chalunigan | Rural | Chalunigan |
| 40 | Chandighar | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 41 | Chandoti | Rural | Jamujhadi |
| 42 | Chandrapada | Rural | Iswarpur |
| 43 | Chatrapur | Rural | Ada |
| 44 | Chhabatia | Rural | Sabanga |
| 45 | Chhachinda | Rural | Bangarkhandigadia |
| 46 | Chudanga | Rural | Ada |
| 47 | Dadhibamanpur | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 48 | Dakhina Ada | Rural | Iswarpur |
| 49 | Deopada | Rural | Bangalpur |
| 50 | Dhumpur | Rural | Iswarpur |
| 51 | Dianpurusottampur | Rural | Kanchapada |
| 52 | Dostpur-1 | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 53 | Dostpur-2 | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 54 | Fulagadia | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 55 | Gangatiran | Rural | Kirkona |
| 56 | Ganipur | Rural | Kirkona |
| 57 | Gaudadia | Rural | Bangarkhandigadia |
| 58 | Gaudapada | Rural | Jamujhadi |
| 59 | Gobindapur | Rural | Rasulpur |
| 60 | Gopalpur | Rural | Jamujhadi |
| 61 | Gopibindha | Rural | Kanchapada |
| 62 | Gouragadia | Rural | Abjhuna |
| 63 | Govindapur | Rural | Muruna |
| 64 | Govindapur | Rural | Kirkona |
| 65 | Haliso | Rural | Ada |
| 66 | Haripur | Rural | Chalunigan |
| 67 | Harisingpur | Rural | Bati |
| 68 | Hatmaitapur | Rural | Maitapur |
| 69 | Hatuari | Rural | Sabanga |
| 70 | Inayatpur | Rural | Markona |
| 71 | Isanpur | Rural | Chalunigan |
| 72 | Ishwarpur | Rural | Iswarpur |
| 73 | Jaganathapur | Rural | Kanchapada |
| 74 | Jamujhadi | Rural | Jamujhadi |
| 75 | Kabirpur | Rural | Bati |
| 76 | Kainsi | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 77 | Kakhadapada | Rural | Purosottampur |
| 78 | Kalasapur | Rural | Abjhuna |
| 79 | Kalasuni | Rural | Iswarpur |
| 80 | Kanchapada | Rural | Kanchapada |
| 81 | Kaneibindha | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 82 | Kanheibank | Rural | Chalunigan |
| 83 | Kaniari | Rural | Markona |
| 84 | Khandaita(Khandeita) | Rural | Kirkona |
| 85 | Khirkona | Rural | Kirkona |
| 86 | Khosalpur | Rural | Ada |
| 87 | Kuagadia | Rural | Pahitorana |
| 88 | Kuanrpur | Rural | Samasundarpur |
| 89 | Kuladharbindha | Rural | Andarai |
| 90 | Kundi | Rural | Sabanga |
| 91 | Kupura | Rural | Jamujhadi |
| 92 | Kurukuria | Rural | Bauripada |
| 93 | Kusunkharie | Rural | Bari |
| 94 | Kutapur | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 95 | Kutari | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 96 | Maguragadia | Rural | Bari |
| 97 | Mahammadpur (Mahammadpur Oraf Parbatia) | Rural | Anandapur |
| 98 | Maharana | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 99 | Mainabad | Rural | Bari |
| 100 | Maitapur | Rural | Maitapur |
| 101 | Majhikhandi | Rural | Kirkona |
| 102 | Malibrahmapur | Rural | Chalunigan |
| 103 | Maminabad | Rural | Ada |
| 104 | Mangarajpur | Rural | Chalunigan |
| 105 | Mansapada | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 106 | Markona | Rural | Markona |
| 107 | Matiapada | Rural | Abjhuna |
| 108 | Mirjapur-2 | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 109 | Mirjapur-3 | Rural | Barada |
| 110 | Mirjapur-4 | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 111 | Mundamara | Rural | Abjhuna |
| 112 | Murtunga | Rural | Purosottampur |
| 113 | Muruna | Rural | Muruna |
| 114 | Nachhipur | Rural | Abjhuna |
| 115 | Naharpada | Rural | Jamujhadi |
| 116 | Nalpur-1 | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 117 | Nalpur-2 | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 118 | Narendrapur | Rural | Kirkona |
| 119 | Narnpur | Rural | Kirkona |
| 120 | Narsingpur | Rural | Iswarpur |
| 121 | Nischinta | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 122 | Nuabaj | Rural | Sabanga |
| 123 | Pahitorona | Rural | Pahitorana |
| 124 | Pandu | Rural | Bauripada |
| 125 | Parameswarpur | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 126 | Parbatipur | Rural | Purosottampur |
| 127 | Patuli | Rural | Jamujhadi |
| 128 | Pratappur | Rural | Pahitorana |
| 129 | Prusottampur | Rural | Purosottampur |
| 130 | Purastampur | Rural | Pahitorana |
| 131 | Purbaada | Rural | Ada |
| 132 | Radhaballavpur | Rural | Jamujhadi |
| 133 | Radhakrushanpur | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 134 | Raghubindha | Rural | Iswarpur |
| 135 | Raghunathpur | Rural | Kurunta |
| 136 | Raghunathpursasan | Rural | Kanchapada |
| 137 | Ramabindha | Rural | Maitapur |
| 138 | Ramakrushnapur | Rural | Abjhuna |
| 139 | Ramchandrapur | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 140 | Rampo | Rural | Bauripada |
| 141 | Rampur | Rural | Kanheibandha |
| 142 | Rampur | Rural | Kirkona |
| 143 | Rasidpur | Rural | Kirkona |
| 144 | Rautapada | Rural | Muruna |
| 145 | Ria | Rural | Markona |
| 146 | Rudhunga | Rural | Bati |
| 147 | Sabanga | Rural | Sabanga |
| 148 | Sadanandapur | Rural | Samasundarpur |
| 149 | Sadhubir | Rural | Chalunigan |
| 150 | Sahajapada | Rural | Sabanga |
| 151 | Sahigan | Rural | Sabanga |
| 152 | Sajanabad | Rural | Pahitorana |
| 153 | Samasundarpur | Rural | Samasundarpur |
| 154 | Sanamadhusudanpur | Rural | Ada |
| 155 | Sanamaitapur | Rural | Maitapur |
| 156 | Serapur | Rural | Andarai |
| 157 | Similia | Rural | Maitapur |
| 158 | Somanathpur | Rural | Abjhuna |
| 159 | Sunguda | Rural | Bati |
| 160 | Talapada | Rural | Kanchapada |
| 161 | Teliapada | Rural | Abjhuna |
| 162 | Tentulia | Rural | Badajaypur |
| 163 | Tirukhua | Rural | Kanheibandha |
Population of Simulia Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Simulia Tehsil has a total population of 1,61,623 people, consisting of 81,816 males and 79,807 females. There are 35,679 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 562 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Particulars | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,61,623 | 1,61,623 | 0 |
| Male Population | 81,816 | 81,816 | 0 |
| Female Population | 79,807 | 79,807 | 0 |
| Total Households | 35,679 | 35,679 | 0 |
| Population Density | 562 / km² | 562 / km² | 0 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,15,295 literate people and 20,323 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 36,741 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7,996 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Particulars | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 20,323 | 20,323 | 0 |
| Literate Population | 1,15,295 | 1,15,295 | 0 |
| Illiterate Population | 46,328 | 46,328 | 0 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 36,741 | 36,741 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 7,996 | 7,996 | 0 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.