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
Child Population (Age 0–6)	20,323	20,323
Literate Population	1,15,295	1,15,295
Illiterate Population	46,328	46,328
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	36,741	36,741
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	7,996	7,996

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.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Simulia (सिमिलिआ)
District	Balasore
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Markona
Total Area	288 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	975
Total Population (2011)	1,61,623
Density	562/km²
Total Villages	163

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