# Simra Kalan Village, Barun, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barun, Aurangabad 

# Simra Kalan

Simra Kalan is a village in Barun sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 115 households**, the 112th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 655people (2011)
- 115households
- 73.3%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Simra Kalan PIN code and other codes

Simra Kalan falls in Barun sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKochadh
- Community development blockBarun
- Census village code253573

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

## How far is Simra Kalan from nearby towns?

- Barun (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)27 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)27 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 Simra Kalan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Simra Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aurangabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Simra Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Simra Kalan

Of every 100 households in Simra Kalan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Simra Kalan · ■ Barun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****55%**

**56%

Television ****31%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Simra Kalan?

■ Simra Kalan · ■ Barun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**954

Working population ****24.7%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 67.4% for women. 48% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 71 (44%)

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 Barun

- Basdiha671 people
- Bishunpur664 people
- Tendua663 people
- Banauli660 people
- Karma648 people
- Khajuri642 people
- Amba641 people
- Bahuti637 people

[All 201 villages in Barun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/barun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simra Kalan from Aurangabad?27 km by road
- What is the population of Simra Kalan?655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simra Kalan in?Aurangabad district (Barun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Simra Kalan?73.3% (Census 2011)