# Khara Simalu Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/khara-simalu/ Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur # Khara Simalu Khara Simalu is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,689 people in 362 households**, the 51st largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,689people (2011) - 362households - 83.6%literacy - 1,006females per 1,000 males ## Khara Simalu PIN code and other codes Khara Simalu falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBaghmara - Census village code286747 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khara Simalu from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)78 km by road - Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)4 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 Khara Simalu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Khara Simalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 · Biswanath - ○Degree college5–10 km · Biswanath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Khara Simalu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and vegetable**. About 100% of the 349 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 Khara Simalu Of every 100 households in Khara Simalu in 2011, 44 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Khara Simalu · ■ Biswanath rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **29% Toilet within the home ****77%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **48% Tap water ****3%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **90% Use banking services ****28%** **31% Television ****30%** **20% Mobile phone ****50%** **32% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **20% Own their home ****99%** **83% 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 Khara Simalu? ■ Khara Simalu · ■ Biswanath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190** **969 Working population ****35.8%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 78.0% for women. 60% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 261 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 205 (34%) · **■** Marginal 71 (12%) 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 Biswanath - Dhali Kherbari1,765 people - Nilpur T.E. 255/4201,763 people - Bijoy Pur1,730 people - Bahbari Pathar1,693 people - Majuli Ghur T.E. No.2 16/171,680 people - Bhimajuli1,674 people - Jingia T.E. 208/3551,670 people - Sakomatha Gaon1,660 people [All 378 villages in Biswanath](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khara Simalu from Tezpur?78 km by road - What is the population of Khara Simalu?1,689 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khara Simalu in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Khara Simalu?83.6% (Census 2011)