# Simri Village, Bakhtiarpur, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bakhtiarpur/simri/ Village · Bakhtiarpur, Patna # Simri Simri is a village in Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,966 people in 406 households**, the 22nd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 2,966people (2011) - 406households - 56.7%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Simri PIN code and other codes Simri falls in Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChampapur - Community development blockBakhtiarpur - Census village code246302 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Simri from nearby towns? - Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Patna (district HQ)45 km by road - Bakhtiarpur (nearest town)4 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 Simri? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Simri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Bakhtiarpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bakhtiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bakhtiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Simri known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Simri Of every 100 households in Simri in 2011, 46 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Simri · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **24% Toilet within the home ****27%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **70% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****54%** **42% Television ****13%** **19% Mobile phone ****75%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **32% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Simri? ■ Simri · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%** **57.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **878 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **899 Working population ****29.1%** **29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.2% for men and 44.9% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (11%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (18%) · **■** Marginal 553 (64%) 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 Bakhtiarpur - Saidpur3,690 people - Mulrajpur3,506 people - Salimpur3,223 people - Majhauli3,033 people - Ghangh2,947 people - Shahpur2,899 people - Lachhumanpur2,637 people - Karauta2,539 people [All 58 villages in Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Simri from Patna?45 km by road - What is the population of Simri?2,966 (Census 2011) - Which district is Simri in?Patna district (Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Simri?56.7% (Census 2011)