# Simri Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Riga, Sitamarhi 

# Simri

Simri is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **1,066 people in 178 households**, the 34th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 1,066people (2011)
- 178households
- 41.7%literacy
- 843327PIN code

## Simri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simri is 843327.** Simri falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843327
- Gram panchayatBhagwanpur
- Community development blockRiga
- Census village code219386

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?

- Riga (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)15 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)15 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?

3 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 95% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simri · ■ Riga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****71%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Riga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.7%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**937

Working population ****30.8%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 27.4% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (64%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (15%) · **■** Marginal 24 (7%)

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 Riga

- Basantpur2,612 people
- Ijrahia1,677 people
- Asogi1,439 people
- Posua Patania1,367 people
- Nazarpur1,051 people
- Mathwa Azrakbe Balua Arazi1,025 people
- Budhwara924 people
- Ramnagar765 people

[All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simri?843327
- How far is Simri from Sitamarhi?15 km by road
- What is the population of Simri?1,066 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simri in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Simri?41.7% (Census 2011)