# Simila Village, Goreswar, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Goreswar, Baksa 

# Simila

Simila is a village in Goreswar sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,710 people in 362 households**, the 29th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 1,710people (2011)
- 362households
- 79.4%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Simila PIN code and other codes

Simila falls in Goreswar sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockGoreswar
- Census village code304354

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Simila from nearby towns?

- Goreswar (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)77 km by road
- Rangia (nearest town)21 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Simila?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Simila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalah
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Simila known for?

About 55% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Simila

Of every 100 households in Simila in 2011, 40 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Simila · ■ Goreswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**41%

Television ****29%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Simila?

■ Simila · ■ Goreswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**951

Working population ****39.7%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 74.4% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 171 (25%) · **■** Marginal 347 (51%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Goreswar

- Pukhuripar1,862 people
- Lahapara1,767 people
- Betna1,765 people
- Dholkuchi1,741 people
- Bakulguri1,670 people
- Chenigaon1,648 people
- Goreswar No.51,643 people
- Garogaon1,608 people

[All 93 villages in Goreswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/goreswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simila from Mushalpur?77 km by road
- What is the population of Simila?1,710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simila in?Baksa district (Goreswar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Simila?79.4% (Census 2011)