# Simariya Kalan Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Simariya Kalan

Simariya Kalan is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **879 people in 187 households**, the 83rd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 879people (2011)
- 187households
- 77.9%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Simariya Kalan PIN code and other codes

Simariya Kalan falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494296

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

## How far is Simariya Kalan from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)56 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)21 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 Simariya Kalan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Simariya Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khimria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Simariya Kalan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 49% of the 821 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Simariya Kalan

Of every 100 households in Simariya Kalan in 2011, 51 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simariya Kalan · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

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

**13%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****20%**

**36%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**46%

Own their home ****86%**

**93%

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 Simariya Kalan?

■ Simariya Kalan · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**941

Working population ****52.7%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 70.6% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (22%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 283 (61%)

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 Chaurai

- Jamtra906 people
- Nawegaon Gond882 people
- Sitajhir882 people
- Bagdari881 people
- Halal Kalan869 people
- Kauwa Kheda855 people
- Chikhli Khurd852 people
- Hasanpur848 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simariya Kalan from Chhindwara?56 km by road
- What is the population of Simariya Kalan?879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simariya Kalan in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Simariya Kalan?77.9% (Census 2011)