# Simra Village, Belaganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Belaganj, Gaya 

# Simra

Simra is a village in Belaganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,987 people in 307 households**, the 40th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,987people (2011)
- 307households
- 72.0%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Simra PIN code and other codes

Simra falls in Belaganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSripur
- Community development blockBelaganj
- Census village code254925

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

## How far is Simra from nearby towns?

- Belaganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)32 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)32 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nehalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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

Of every 100 households in Simra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simra · ■ Belaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**55%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****30%**

**49%

Television ****1%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**31%

Own their home ****92%**

**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?

■ Simra · ■ Belaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**952

Working population ****40.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 348 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (26%) · **■** Household industry 43 (5%) · **■** Other work 88 (11%) · **■** Marginal 121 (15%)

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 Belaganj

- Or2,087 people
- Bhalua2,058 people
- Kachnawan2,046 people
- Paranpur1,988 people
- Diha1,951 people
- Amjhar1,946 people
- Balapur1,902 people
- Koiri Bigha1,884 people

[All 118 villages in Belaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/belaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simra from Gaya?32 km by road
- What is the population of Simra?1,987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simra in?Gaya district (Belaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Simra?72.0% (Census 2011)