# Simla Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Simla

Simla is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816118**. The 2011 Census counted **527 people in 117 households**, the 97th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 527people (2011)
- 117households
- 51.1%literacy
- 816118PIN code

## Simla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simla is 816118.** Simla falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816118
- Gram panchayatMohul Pahari
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370867

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?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)25 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 71% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simla · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

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 · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**968

Working population ****54.3%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 34.8% for women. 53% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 275 (96%)

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 Shikaripara

- Jhikara541 people
- Pokharia536 people
- Chukapani535 people
- Harinsinha534 people
- Banskandari526 people
- Sundarpalan526 people
- Asta Kandar525 people
- Mahulbana516 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simla?816118
- How far is Simla from Dumka?25 km by road
- What is the population of Simla?527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simla in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Simla?51.1% (Census 2011)