Simalwara Tehsil - Dungarpur District, Rajasthan

Simalwara is an administrative tehsil in the Dungarpur district of Rajasthan, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Simalwara is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Dungarpur, while the nearest airport is Maharana Pratap Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 97.5 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 863 km², including 858.03 km² rural area and 5.41 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 977 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Simalwara Tehsil

Simalwara Tehsil has a total of 118 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	Adarsh Gaon	Rural	Nagria Panchela
2	Alwar	Rural	Likhi Badi
3	Amarpura	Rural	Ramsor Juna
4	Ambau	Rural	Mana Ka Dev
5	Bandela	Rural	Bormata
6	Bankra	Rural	Bankra
7	Bansiya	Rural	Bansiya
8	Barchha Wara	Rural	Sakarsi
9	Bathri	Rural	Suja Talai
10	Bedsa	Rural	Bedsa
11	Bhachariya	Rural	Bhachdiya
12	Bhadar	Rural	Bhadar
13	Bhainsla	Rural	Mandli
14	Bhandara	Rural	Ghuved
15	Bhandari	Rural	Bhandari
16	Bharatpura	Rural	Shithal
17	Bhatiya	Rural	Kanba
18	Bormali	Rural	Bodamali
19	Charoli	Rural	Chadoli
20	Chautra	Rural	Medla
21	Chundawara	Rural	Sakarsi
22	Deeppura	Rural	Mandli
23	Deogaon	Rural	Jhalap
24	Dhambola	Rural	Dhambola
25	Dharmpuri	Rural	Bhachariya Khas
26	Dhechra Bhagat	Rural	Jharni
27	Dhechra Mashoor	Rural	Jharni
28	Dhediya	Rural	Mana Ka Dev
29	Dhodhra	Rural	Dhodhra
30	Dhoonda Wara	Rural	Medla
31	Dooka	Rural	Dunka
32	Gara Patte Peeth	Rural	Gada Patta Peeth
33	Gara Vateshwar	Rural	Gara Vateshwar
34	Gelan	Rural	Dhodhra
35	Ghuved	Rural	Ghuved
36	Gohaliya	Rural	Mandli
37	Gora Gokal	Rural	Gora Gokal
38	Gothipura	Rural	Jhalap
39	Gudawara	Urban	Simalwara
40	Hasela	Rural	Upla Rasta
41	Ijjatpura	Rural	Dunka
42	Jafra	Rural	Kharpeda
43	Jamburi	Rural	Jhalap
44	Jethola	Rural	Mandli
45	Jhalai	Rural	Jhalai
46	Jhalap	Rural	Jhalap
47	Jhanjhari	Rural	Jorawarpura
48	Jharni	Rural	Jharni
49	Jorawar Pura	Rural	Jorawarpura
50	Kampa Kundali	Rural	Nagria Panchela
51	Kanba	Rural	Kanba
52	Kankori	Rural	Jhalai
53	Kankra Dara	Rural	Keshapura
54	Kesharpura	Rural	Gara Vateshwar
55	Kesharpura	Rural	Keshapura
56	Khal	Rural	Mala Kholda
57	Khandiya	Rural	Ratanpura
58	Khara Pani	Rural	Sarthuna
59	Kharpeda	Rural	Kharpeda
60	Kheer Khaiya	Rural	Jorawarpura
61	Kishanpura	Urban	Simalwara
62	Kodariya	Rural	Bodamali
63	Kundali	Rural	Ghuved
64	Kupa	Rural	Ghuved
65	Lalpura	Rural	Keshapura
66	Lamba Pipla	Rural	Mewda
67	Leekhi Bari	Rural	Likhi Badi
68	Leekhi Chhoti	Rural	Likhi Badi
69	Mala Kasba	Rural	Bhachdiya
70	Mala Kholra	Rural	Mala Kholda
71	Mana Ka Dev	Rural	Mana Ka Dev
72	Mandi Tada Fala	Rural	Sadriya
73	Mandli	Rural	Mandli
74	Mandva	Rural	Bhachdiya
75	Medla	Rural	Medla
76	Meroowa	Rural	Bhandari
77	Merop	Rural	Dhambola
78	Mewra	Rural	Mewda
79	Mor Mahuri	Rural	Mandli
80	Nagariya Panchela	Rural	Nagria Panchela
81	Nanora	Rural	Gara Vateshwar
82	Navadhara	Rural	Gara Vateshwar
83	Navaghara	Rural	Gara Vateshwar
84	Nawagaon Ballu	Rural	Bankra
85	Nawagaon Gobar	Rural	Bankra
86	Nawalpura	Rural	Bhandari
87	Negala	Rural	Negala
88	Nithauwa	Rural	Nithauwa
89	Oda Fala	Rural	Shithal
90	Padaliya	Urban	Simalwara
91	Padrafala	Rural	Tham Ka Talab
92	Peeth	Rural	Peeth
93	Popatli	Rural	Bodamali
94	Rajpur	Rural	Gada Patta Peeth
95	Rakhodiya	Rural	Upla Rasta
96	Ramsor Bara	Rural	Ramsor Juna
97	Ramsor Joona	Rural	Ramsor Juna
98	Ran Bhatiya	Rural	Jhalai
99	Rasta	Rural	Rasta
100	Ratanpura	Rural	Ratanpura
101	Rati Beri	Rural	Bhandari
102	Rojela	Rural	Nagria Panchela
103	Sadariya	Rural	Sadriya
104	Sajjanpura	Rural	Ramsor Juna
105	Sakarsi	Rural	Sakarsi
106	Saroli	Rural	Gora Gokal
107	Sarthoona	Rural	Sarthuna
108	Seemalwara (Ct)	Urban	Simalwara
109	Seethal	Rural	Shithal
110	Sekari	Rural	Ratanpura
111	Sujatalai	Rural	Suja Talai
112	Tamboliya	Rural	Ratanpura
113	Tankari	Rural	Nithauwa
114	Tham Ka Talab	Rural	Tham Ka Talab
115	Upala Rasta	Rural	Upla Rasta
116	Upla Tham Ka Talab	Rural	Tham Ka Talab
117	Vagpura	Rural	Bhachdiya
118	Vaktapur	Rural	Jhalai

Population of Simalwara Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Simalwara Tehsil has a total population of 3,25,654 people, consisting of 1,64,704 males and 1,60,950 females. There are 65,657 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 377 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	3,25,654	3,18,763	6,891
Male Population	1,64,704	1,61,161	3,543
Female Population	1,60,950	1,57,602	3,348
Total Households	65,657	64,240	1,417
Population Density	377 / km²	372 / km²	1,274 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,40,622 literate people and 62,622 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 9,431 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,76,099 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)	62,622	61,720	902
Literate Population	1,40,622	1,35,758	4,864
Illiterate Population	1,85,032	1,83,005	2,027
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	9,431	8,977	454
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	2,76,099	2,74,685	1,414

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)	Simalwara (सिमलवाड़ा)
District	Dungarpur
State / UT	Rajasthan
Railway Station	Dungarpur
Total Area	863 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	977
Total Population (2011)	3,25,654
Density	377/km²
Total Villages	118

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