# Simra Village, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/simra/ Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani # Simra Simra is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,163 people in 1,084 households**, the 11th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 5,163people (2011) - 1,084households - 62.3%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Simra PIN code and other codes Simra falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSimra - Community development blockJhanjharpur - Census village code220723 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? - Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)29 km by road - Jhanjharpur (nearest town)2 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? 22 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raiam - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 47% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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, 17 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Simra · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **12% Toilet within the home ****28%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **83% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **93% Use banking services ****52%** **43% Television ****20%** **9% Mobile phone ****34%** **51% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **27% Own their home ****97%** **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 · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%** **60.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **956 Working population ****34.0%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 55.6% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 270 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 661 (38%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 306 (17%) · **■** Marginal 507 (29%) 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 Jhanjharpur - Lawani6,270 people - Sukhet5,792 people - kharrak5,694 people - Sarbsima5,285 people - Godhanpur5,090 people - Sirkharia4,271 people - Balni Mehath3,808 people - Rupauli3,674 people [All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Simra from Madhubani?29 km by road - What is the population of Simra?5,163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Simra in?Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Simra?62.3% (Census 2011)