Simulia Tehsil - Balasore, Odisha
Simulia is an administrative tehsil in the Balasore district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. 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.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 288 km². The sex ratio was 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 | Not applicable |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| 17 | Bangalpur | Rural | Bangalpur |
| 18 | Bangarkhandigadia | Rural | Not applicable |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| 58 | Gaudapada | Rural | Jamujhadi |
| 59 | Gobindapur | Rural | Rasulpur |
| 60 | Gopalpur | Rural | Jamujhadi |
| 61 | Gopibindha | Rural | Kanchapada |
| 62 | Gouragadia | Rural | Abjhuna |
| 63 | Govindapur | Rural | Not applicable |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| 107 | Matiapada | Rural | Abjhuna |
| 108 | Mirjapur-2 | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 109 | Mirjapur-3 | Rural | Not applicable |
| 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 | Bauripada |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| 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
According to the 2011 Census, Simulia Tehsil had a total population of 1,61,623 people living in 35,679 households. The population comprised 81,816 males and 79,807 females, with an average population density of 562 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | 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 |
Simulia Tehsil had 1,15,295 literate people and 20,323 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 36,741 and 7,996 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | 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.