# Simla Village, Jalah, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jalah, Baksa 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Jalah sub-district of Baksa district, Assam, PIN code **781330**. The 2011 Census counted **2,462 people in 541 households**, the 7th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 2,462people (2011)
- 541households
- 76.1%literacy
- 781330PIN code

## Simla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simla is 781330.** Simla falls in Jalah sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- PIN code781330
- Community development blockJalah
- Census village code304279

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

## How far is Simla from nearby towns?

- Assam/Dispur (sub-district HQ)125 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)17 km by road
- Pathsala (nearest town)25 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 Simla?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Simla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pathsala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 12 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 Simla known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 20% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Simla

Of every 100 households in Simla in 2011, 30 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Jalah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****52%**

**40%

Television ****22%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Simla?

■ Simla · ■ Jalah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**968

Working population ****52.4%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 66.8% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 388 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (4%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 397 (31%) · **■** Marginal 431 (33%)

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 Jalah

- Pub Khagrabari2,658 people
- Koklabari No 12,650 people
- Angulia2,559 people
- Anchali2,468 people
- Bhalmanuhorbhita2,112 people
- Swarna2,094 people
- Laokhata1,852 people
- Godhuligaon1,786 people

[All 79 villages in Jalah](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/jalah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simla?781330
- How far is Simla from Mushalpur?17 km by road
- What is the population of Simla?2,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Baksa district (Jalah sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?76.1% (Census 2011)
