# Simalaya Village, Chas, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chas, Bokaro 

# Simalaya

Simalaya is a village in Chas sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **827013**. The 2011 Census counted **1,423 people in 256 households**, the 66th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,423people (2011)
- 256households
- 58.1%literacy
- 827013PIN code

## Simalaya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simalaya is 827013.** Simalaya falls in Chas sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code827013
- Gram panchayatGopalpur
- Community development blockChas
- Census village code362692

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

## How far is Simalaya from nearby towns?

- Chas (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)26 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)21 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 Simalaya?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Simalaya; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Chas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Simalaya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Simalaya

Of every 100 households in Simalaya in 2011, 25 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simalaya · ■ Chas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**72%

Use banking services ****62%**

**48%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Simalaya?

■ Simalaya · ■ Chas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**941

Working population ****41.0%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 42.2% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 74 (13%) · **■** Marginal 490 (84%)

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 Chas

- Tughari1,508 people
- Dharampura1,503 people
- Bhagabandh1,485 people
- Dhandabar1,470 people
- Amuramu1,370 people
- Kathwari1,344 people
- Kendadi1,336 people
- Bahadurpur1,318 people

[All 126 villages in Chas](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simalaya?827013
- How far is Simalaya from Bokaro?26 km by road
- What is the population of Simalaya?1,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simalaya in?Bokaro district (Chas sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Simalaya?58.1% (Census 2011)