# Simoda Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Simoda

Simoda is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **225 people in 54 households**, the 105th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 225people (2011)
- 54households
- 69.3%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Simoda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simoda is 493558.** Simoda falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatPharasgaon
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449476

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Simoda from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)32 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 Simoda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Simoda; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bakawand
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Simoda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and madiya**. About 68% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Simoda

Of every 100 households in Simoda in 2011, 68 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simoda · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****98%**

**38%

Television ****19%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Simoda?

■ Simoda · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**994

Working population ****48.9%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 59.0% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (32%) · **■** Other work 15 (14%) · **■** Marginal 40 (36%)

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 Bakavand

- Choknar Alis Bangla Dongri317 people
- Amadula280 people
- Balputi276 people
- Sodkarmari253 people
- Durkabeda198 people
- Kodomali190 people
- Tempalkomar184 people
- Bedagaon158 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simoda?493558
- How far is Simoda from Jagdalpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Simoda?225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simoda in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Simoda?69.3% (Census 2011)