# Simla Village, Sarath, Deoghar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sarath, Deoghar 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Sarath sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,395 people in 280 households**, the 17th largest of 349 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,395people (2011)
- 280households
- 60.0%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Simla PIN code and other codes

Simla falls in Sarath sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatShimla
- Community development blockSarath
- Census village code355240

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

## How far is Simla from nearby towns?

- Sarth (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Devghar (district HQ)48 km by road
- Madhupur (nearest town)35 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 Simla?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Simla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shimla
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhupur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhupur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 2 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 Simla known for?

About 94% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Simla

Of every 100 households in Simla in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Sarath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**81%

Use banking services ****83%**

**44%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**17%

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 Simla?

■ Simla · ■ Sarath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**960

Working population ****40.3%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 47.4% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (13%) · **■** Household industry 62 (11%) · **■** Other work 55 (10%) · **■** Marginal 367 (65%)

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 Sarath

- Baghdabra1,475 people
- Aurajori1,466 people
- Jamuasol1,442 people
- Pindari1,414 people
- Bara1,341 people
- Birmati1,337 people
- Jhilua1,254 people
- Nagri1,244 people

[All 390 villages in Sarath](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sarath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simla from Devghar?48 km by road
- What is the population of Simla?1,395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Deoghar district (Sarath sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?60.0% (Census 2011)