# Simaria Village, Korha, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/simaria/ Village · Korha, Katihar # Simaria Simaria is a village in Korha sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **21,227 people in 3,887 households**, the 1st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%. - 21,227people (2011) - 3,887households - 41.1%literacy - 925females per 1,000 males ## Simaria PIN code and other codes Simaria falls in Korha sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSimaria South , Simaria North - Community development blockKorha - Census village code224401 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? - Korha (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)9 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)9 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? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Simaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kolasi - ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katihar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 42% of the 2,439 hectares of village land is sown, and 395 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, 5 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Simaria · ■ Korha rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **10% Toilet within the home ****4%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****24%** **32% Television ****3%** **9% Mobile phone ****29%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **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 · ■ Korha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%** **50.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **979 Working population ****30.3%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.6% for men and 35.1% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 987 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,344 (52%) · **■** Household industry 148 (2%) · **■** Other work 785 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,158 (18%) 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 Korha - Musapur14,848 people - Khiria14,257 people - Madhura10,063 people - Nakipur9,275 people [All 84 villages in Korha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Simaria from Katihar?9 km by road - What is the population of Simaria?21,227 (Census 2011) - Which district is Simaria in?Katihar district (Korha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Simaria?41.1% (Census 2011)