Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga # Sima Sima is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 5,820 people in 1,115 households, the 6th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%. - 5,820 people (2011) - 1,115 households - 38.8% literacy - 899 females per 1,000 males ## Sima PIN code and other codes Sima falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Ujua Simartola - Community development block Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Census village code 227948 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sima from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 88 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 88 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sima? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sima; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Biraul - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sima known for? The main crops are paddy. About 98% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sima Of every 100 households in Sima in 2011, 1 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sima · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 2% - Toilet within the home 23% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 91% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 7% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 12% 16% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 31% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 2% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 59% 47% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sima? ■ Sima · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 38.8% 44.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 898 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 984 951 - Working population 42.6% 37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.0% for men and 23.5% for women. 44% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 259 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,141 (46%) · ■ Household industry 17 (1%) · ■ Other work 14 (1%) · ■ Marginal 1,051 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Sughrain 15,165 people - Kewatgawan 12,013 people - Bhirua 9,354 people - Tilkeswar 6,266 people - Itahar 5,654 people - Usri 5,047 people - Gulma 4,245 people - Mahadeo Math 4,063 people All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi ## Quick answers - How far is Sima from Darbhanga? 88 km by road - What is the population of Sima? 5,820 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sima in? Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sima? 38.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/sima/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.