# Simra Village, Dumra, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumra, Sitamarhi 

# Simra

Simra is a village in Dumra sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,428 people in 705 households**, the 37th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%.

- 3,428people (2011)
- 705households
- 57.4%literacy
- 786females per 1,000 males

## Simra PIN code and other codes

Simra falls in Dumra sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParoha
- Community development blockDumra
- Census village code219588

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?

- Dumra (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)5 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)5 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?

9 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 78% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 21 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simra · ■ Dumra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**31%

Television ****13%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**29%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 · ■ Dumra rural average

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

**50.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****786**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**930

Working population ****29.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 42.5% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (23%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 333 (33%) · **■** Marginal 290 (28%)

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 Dumra

- Phanda Gobind3,752 people
- Bakhri3,666 people
- Misraulia3,529 people
- Bazidpur3,465 people
- Muradpur2,997 people
- Madanpur2,975 people
- Maniari2,908 people
- Bishunpur Ketharia2,852 people

[All 73 villages in Dumra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/dumra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simra from Sitamarhi?5 km by road
- What is the population of Simra?3,428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simra in?Sitamarhi district (Dumra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Simra?57.4% (Census 2011)