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

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Simwan

Simwan is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824125**. The 2011 Census counted **959 people in 145 households**, the 123rd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 959people (2011)
- 145households
- 77.4%literacy
- 824125PIN code

## Simwan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code824125
- Gram panchayatGordiha
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253174

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

## How far is Simwan from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)37 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)7 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 Simwan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Simwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rafiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Simwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Simwan

Of every 100 households in Simwan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simwan · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**55%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****35%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Simwan?

■ Simwan · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**961

Working population ****41.6%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 68.6% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (25%) · **■** Household industry 26 (7%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 248 (62%)

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

- Panararia984 people
- Tetar Chak974 people
- Majhauli971 people
- Kumhaini961 people
- Amarpura953 people
- Bhaduki934 people
- Telthua923 people
- Chanrrahi916 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simwan?824125
- How far is Simwan from Aurangabad?37 km by road
- What is the population of Simwan?959 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simwan in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Simwan?77.4% (Census 2011)