Village · Barhi, Katni
# Simariya Sani

Simariya Sani is a village in Barhi sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 914 people in 216 households, the 34th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.
- 914 people (2011)
- 216 households
- 75.5% literacy
- 957 females per 1,000 males

## Simariya Sani PIN code and other codes

Simariya Sani falls in Barhi sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Badwara
- Census village code 488322

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Simariya Sani from nearby towns?
- Barhi (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Katni (district HQ) 41 km by road
- Barhi (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Simariya Sani?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Piperiya Kala
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Barhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Simariya Sani known for?

Products made here include dona pattal. About 28% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Simariya Sani

Of every 100 households in Simariya Sani in 2011, 50 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Simariya Sani · ■ Barhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 50% 32%
- Toilet within the home 4% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 93%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 98%
- Use banking services 30% 32%
- Television 5% 9%
- Mobile phone 18% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 28% 45%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Simariya Sani?

■ Simariya Sani · ■ Barhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.5% 64.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 967
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 874 945
- Working population 45.0% 43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 63 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 136 (33%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 90 (22%) · ■ Marginal 120 (29%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Barhi
- Sironja Gadariya 1,045 people
- Bangaon 1,020 people
- Gabdi Nipaniya 978 people
- Kachhdari 974 people
- Midara 893 people
- Bagdara 869 people
- Gadauwa 846 people
- Keolari 822 people

All 50 villages in Barhi

## Quick answers
- How far is Simariya Sani from Katni? 41 km by road
- What is the population of Simariya Sani? 914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simariya Sani in? Katni district (Barhi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Simariya Sani? 75.5% (Census 2011)

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