# Simardha Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/simardha/

Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Simardha

Simardha is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **215 people in 50 households**, the 71st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 215people (2011)
- 50households
- 60.8%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Simardha PIN code and other codes

Simardha falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457716

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

## How far is Simardha from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Nowgong (nearest town)6 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 Simardha?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Simardha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nowgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Simardha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 61% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Simardha

Of every 100 households in Simardha in 2011, 28 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Simardha · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****65%**

**53%

Television ****51%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

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 Simardha?

■ Simardha · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**890

Working population ****45.1%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 46.1% for women. 44% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (9%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 34 (35%)

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 Nowgong

- Khakari Pirpura385 people
- Naupariya341 people
- Kartol )332 people
- Birpura290 people
- Pali162 people
- Barbai151 people
- Kudail75 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simardha from Chhatarpur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Simardha?215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simardha in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Simardha?60.8% (Census 2011)