# Simaria Village, Gidhaur, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gidhaur, Jamui 

# Simaria

Simaria is a village in Gidhaur sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **617 people in 131 households**, the 19th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 617people (2011)
- 131households
- 57.4%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Simaria PIN code and other codes

Simaria falls in Gidhaur sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKolhua
- Community development blockGidhaur
- Census village code259068

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

## How far is Simaria from nearby towns?

- Gidhaur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)24 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)24 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 Simaria?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 schoolunder 5 km · Patsanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Simaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Simaria

Of every 100 households in Simaria in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Simaria · ■ Gidhaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****7%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**48%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Simaria?

■ Simaria · ■ Gidhaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**956

Working population ****48.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 51.0% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 104 (35%)

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 Gidhaur

- Nayagaon1,268 people
- Sansarpur1,060 people
- Banjhulia939 people
- Kharhua911 people
- Chhatarpur324 people

[All 20 villages in Gidhaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/gidhaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simaria from Jamui?24 km by road
- What is the population of Simaria?617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simaria in?Jamui district (Gidhaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Simaria?57.4% (Census 2011)