# Simarada Village, Petlad, Anand (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Petlad, Anand 

# Simarada

Simarada is a village in Petlad sub-district of Anand district, Gujarat, PIN code **388480**. The 2011 Census counted **2,589 people in 565 households**, the 36th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 2,589people (2011)
- 565households
- 86.6%literacy
- 388480PIN code

## Simarada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simarada is 388480.** Simarada falls in Petlad sub-district, Anand district, Gujarat.

- PIN code388480
- Gram panchayatSimarada
- Community development blockPetlad
- Census village code516990

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

## How far is Simarada from nearby towns?

- Petlad (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Anand (district HQ)30 km by road
- Petlad (nearest town)6 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 Simarada?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Simarada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Petlad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Petlad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vallabh Vidyanagar
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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)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 Simarada known for?

The main crops are **tobacco, chilli and pearlmillet/bajra**. Products made here include bidikam. About 88% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 408 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 Simarada

Of every 100 households in Simarada in 2011, 88 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Simarada · ■ Petlad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**53%

Tap water ****96%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**68%

Use banking services ****78%**

**56%

Television ****45%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Simarada?

■ Simarada · ■ Petlad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**866

Working population ****37.3%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 79.1% for women. 60% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 581 (60%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 108 (11%) · **■** Marginal 20 (2%)

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 Petlad

- Bhurakui2,917 people
- Agas2,818 people
- Demol2,702 people
- Virol2,686 people
- Vatav2,484 people
- Ghunteli2,447 people
- Bhatiel2,257 people
- Shahpur2,232 people

[All 56 villages in Petlad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/petlad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simarada?388480
- How far is Simarada from Anand?30 km by road
- What is the population of Simarada?2,589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simarada in?Anand district (Petlad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Simarada?86.6% (Census 2011)