# Simpur Village, Maheshpur, Pakur (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Maheshpur, Pakur 

# Simpur

Simpur is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816106**. The 2011 Census counted **281 people in 63 households**, the 234th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 281people (2011)
- 63households
- 59.9%literacy
- 816106PIN code

## Simpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simpur is 816106.** Simpur falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816106
- Gram panchayatDharmkhanpara
- Community development blockMaheshpur
- Census village code360784

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

## How far is Simpur from nearby towns?

- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Pakur (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 Simpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Simpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Simpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 41% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Simpur

Of every 100 households in Simpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Simpur · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**86%

Use banking services ****24%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Simpur?

■ Simpur · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**987

Working population ****38.8%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 54.2% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (46%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (18%) · **■** Marginal 29 (27%)

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 Maheshpur

- Jagdishpur294 people
- Pathardanga294 people
- Bhagwanpur288 people
- Ghansyampur286 people
- Kulbona278 people
- Bhuighara275 people
- Lakhiram275 people
- Jaipani274 people

[All 345 villages in Maheshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simpur?816106
- How far is Simpur from Pakur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Simpur?281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simpur in?Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Simpur?59.9% (Census 2011)