# Simra Khurd Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/simra-khurd/ Village · Palera, Tikamgarh # Simra Khurd Simra Khurd is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,882 people in 992 households**, the 3rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 4,882people (2011) - 992households - 57.8%literacy - 943females per 1,000 males ## Simra Khurd PIN code and other codes Simra Khurd falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPalera - Census village code456957 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Simra Khurd from nearby towns? - Palera (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tikamgarh (district HQ)48 km by road - Jatara (nearest town)8 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 Khurd? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Simra Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jatara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jatara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Khurd known for? The main crops are **urad, wheat and pea**. About 68% of the 1,164 hectares of village land is sown, and 691 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Simra Khurd in 2011, 33 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Simra Khurd · ■ Palera rural average Electricity for lighting ****33%** **36% Toilet within the home ****7%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **96% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****31%** **29% Television ****12%** **15% Mobile phone ****33%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **27% 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 Simra Khurd? ■ Simra Khurd · ■ Palera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **882 Working population ****44.0%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 44.6% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 780 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 464 (22%) · **■** Marginal 710 (33%) 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 Palera - Bamhaurikalan6,198 people - Laroun5,493 people - Jewar4,814 people - Maindwara4,166 people - Touriya Khas4,087 people - Kharon3,740 people [All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Simra Khurd from Tikamgarh?48 km by road - What is the population of Simra Khurd?4,882 (Census 2011) - Which district is Simra Khurd in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Simra Khurd?57.8% (Census 2011)