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

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Village · Konch, Gaya 

# Simra

Simra is a village in Konch sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,852 people in 834 households**, the 3rd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 5,852people (2011)
- 834households
- 58.6%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Simra PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSimra
- Community development blockKonch
- Census village code254666

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?

- Konch (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)30 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)16 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tekari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Simra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 667 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simra · ■ Konch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**57%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Konch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**943

Working population ****48.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 40.9% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 266 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (13%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 125 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2,013 (72%)

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 Konch

- Koch10,414 people
- Anti6,869 people
- Utren5,320 people
- Adai3,886 people
- Khajuri3,813 people
- Dewra3,553 people

[All 141 villages in Konch](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/konch/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simra from Gaya?30 km by road
- What is the population of Simra?5,852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simra in?Gaya district (Konch sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Simra?58.6% (Census 2011)