# Simla Village, Masalia, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/simla/

Village · Masalia, Dumka 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **317 people in 63 households**, the 159th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 317people (2011)
- 63households
- 74.9%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Simla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simla is 814146.** Simla falls in Masalia sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatBara Dumria
- Community development blockMasalia
- Census village code371979

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?

- Masalia (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)45 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Simla known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 10% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Masalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Masalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**956

Working population ****39.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 61.4% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (31%) · **■** Other work 9 (7%) · **■** Marginal 21 (17%)

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 Masalia

- Chhota Karmatanr333 people
- Jogidih325 people
- Belganjia317 people
- Nagraypathar317 people
- Bedia313 people
- Supaidi313 people
- Bariabad310 people
- Amgachhi Pahar307 people

[All 317 villages in Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simla?814146
- How far is Simla from Dumka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Simla?317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?74.9% (Census 2011)