# Simraha Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Simraha

Simraha is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **2,154 people in 467 households**, the 56th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 2,154people (2011)
- 467households
- 55.6%literacy
- 854318PIN code

## Simraha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simraha is 854318.** Simraha falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854318
- Gram panchayatHalhalia
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221605

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

## How far is Simraha from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)23 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 Simraha?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Simraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Simraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 346 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 Simraha

Of every 100 households in Simraha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simraha · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**91%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**35%

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 Simraha?

■ Simraha · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**955

Working population ****44.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 45.3% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (29%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (2%) · **■** Marginal 476 (49%)

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 Forbesganj

- Gogi2,180 people
- Gadaha2,174 people
- Lachhmipur2,165 people
- Kusamaha2,155 people
- Bhantabari2,142 people
- Manikpur Halhalia2,058 people
- Bara1,977 people
- Halhalia jagir1,927 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simraha?854318
- How far is Simraha from Araria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Simraha?2,154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simraha in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Simraha?55.6% (Census 2011)
