# Simra Village, Murwara, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Murwara, Katni 

# Simra

Simra is a village in Murwara sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,067 people in 222 households**, the 53rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 1,067people (2011)
- 222households
- 69.8%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Simra PIN code and other codes

Simra falls in Murwara sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatni
- Census village code488152

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

## How far is Simra from nearby towns?

- Katni (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)12 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)12 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 Simra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Simra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Simra known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 39% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Simra

Of every 100 households in Simra in 2011, 37 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simra · ■ Murwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**55%

Television ****11%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Simra?

■ Simra · ■ Murwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**972

Working population ****43.2%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 59.2% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 439 (95%)

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 Murwara

- Tedhi1,144 people
- Khajuri1,142 people
- Deodongra1,106 people
- Patwara1,104 people
- Dhapai1,058 people
- Diwaritola1,038 people
- Pondi Padariya1,035 people
- Takhala1,010 people

[All 123 villages in Murwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/murwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Simra from Katni?12 km by road
- What is the population of Simra?1,067 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simra in?Katni district (Murwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Simra?69.8% (Census 2011)