# Simla Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824125**. The 2011 Census counted **1,626 people in 252 households**, the 58th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,626people (2011)
- 252households
- 78.4%literacy
- 824125PIN code

## Simla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simla is 824125.** Simla falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code824125
- Gram panchayatDugul
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253156

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?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)8 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 81% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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, 4 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**44%

Television ****9%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Simla?

■ Simla · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**961

Working population ****37.1%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 73.9% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (52%) · **■** Household industry 41 (7%) · **■** Other work 72 (12%) · **■** Marginal 148 (25%)

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 Rafiganj

- Karman1,690 people
- Panti1,669 people
- Naraich1,665 people
- Bargawan1,655 people
- Baddopur1,616 people
- Rampur Parasiya1,616 people
- Saiyara1,606 people
- Amarpura1,577 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simla?824125
- How far is Simla from Aurangabad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Simla?1,626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?78.4% (Census 2011)