# Simar Village, Porbandar, Porbandar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/porbandar/porbandar/simar/ Village · Porbandar, Porbandar # Simar Simar is a village in Porbandar sub-district of Porbandar district, Gujarat, PIN code **360510**. The 2011 Census counted **2,145 people in 491 households**, the 26th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 2,145people (2011) - 491households - 74.7%literacy - 360510PIN code ## Simar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Simar is 360510.** Simar falls in Porbandar sub-district, Porbandar district, Gujarat. - PIN code360510 - Gram panchayatSimar - Community development blockPorbandar - Census village code514169 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Simar from nearby towns? - Porbandar (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Porbandar (district HQ)42 km by road - Bhanvad (nearest town)13 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 Simar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Simar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhanvad - ○Degree college10+ km · Porbandar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Porbandar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Simar known for? The main crops are **ground nut, cumin and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 87% of the 1,305 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Simar Of every 100 households in Simar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Simar · ■ Porbandar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **90% Toilet within the home ****44%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **62% Tap water ****43%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **87% Use banking services ****80%** **70% Television ****53%** **50% Mobile phone ****77%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****50%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****11%** **17% Own their home ****84%** **90% 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 Simar? ■ Simar · ■ Porbandar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **910 Working population ****54.1%** **46.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 64.9% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 733 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (22%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 145 (12%) · **■** Marginal 15 (1%) 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 Porbandar - Shingda2,453 people - Gosa2,250 people - Rojhivada2,215 people - Nagka2,180 people - Bharvada2,115 people - Tukda Miyani1,924 people - Vadala1,916 people - Bhavpara1,915 people [All 74 villages in Porbandar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/porbandar/porbandar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Simar?360510 - How far is Simar from Porbandar?42 km by road - What is the population of Simar?2,145 (Census 2011) - Which district is Simar in?Porbandar district (Porbandar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Simar?74.7% (Census 2011)