# Simara Village, Pipariya, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pipariya, Hoshangabad 

# Simara

Simara is a village in Pipariya sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **898 people in 202 households**, the 34th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 898people (2011)
- 202households
- 67.4%literacy
- 803females per 1,000 males

## Simara PIN code and other codes

Simara falls in Pipariya sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPipariya
- Census village code487876

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

## How far is Simara from nearby towns?

- Pipariya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)80 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)10 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 Simara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pipariya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Simara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 85% of the 643 hectares of village land is sown, and 546 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 Simara

Of every 100 households in Simara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simara · ■ Pipariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****62%**

**49%

Television ****29%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**37%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Simara?

■ Simara · ■ Pipariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****803**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**935

Working population ****45.8%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 52.9% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (41%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 111 (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 Pipariya

- Tada954 people
- Nandwada940 people
- Banwari937 people
- Pachhua932 people
- Semari Randhir864 people
- Semari Kishor861 people
- Dhanasari842 people
- Udaypura832 people

[All 147 villages in Pipariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/pipariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simara from Hoshangabad?80 km by road
- What is the population of Simara?898 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simara in?Hoshangabad district (Pipariya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Simara?67.4% (Census 2011)