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

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Village · Mohanpur, Gaya 

# Simra

Simra is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,003 people in 157 households**, the 68th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 1,003people (2011)
- 157households
- 46.0%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Simra PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSiriyawa
- Community development blockMohanpur
- Census village code257202

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?

- Mohanpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●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 · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 74% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simra · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****41%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

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 · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**974

Working population ****21.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 31.6% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 84 (39%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 125 (58%)

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 Mohanpur

- Sagarpur1,023 people
- Khardi1,015 people
- Rajaundha1,012 people
- Jarlahi1,008 people
- Chorniman990 people
- Itahri980 people
- Bhagwanpur965 people
- Mohanpur954 people

[All 231 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simra from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Simra?1,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simra in?Gaya district (Mohanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Simra?46.0% (Census 2011)