# Simra Khas Village, Prithvipur, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/prithvipur/simra-khas/ Village · Prithvipur, Tikamgarh # Simra Khas Simra Khas is a village in Prithvipur sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,300 people in 1,112 households**, the 1st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%. - 5,300people (2011) - 1,112households - 66.3%literacy - 902females per 1,000 males ## Simra Khas PIN code and other codes Simra Khas falls in Prithvipur sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPrithvipur - Census village code456606 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Simra Khas from nearby towns? - Prithvipur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Tikamgarh (district HQ)69 km by road - Prithvipur (nearest town)35 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 Khas? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Simra Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhansi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Khas known for? About 76% of the 559 hectares of village land is sown, and 380 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 Khas Of every 100 households in Simra Khas in 2011, 65 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Simra Khas · ■ Prithvipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **32% Toilet within the home ****10%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **97% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **99% Use banking services ****46%** **32% Television ****32%** **14% Mobile phone ****58%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **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 Khas? ■ Simra Khas · ■ Prithvipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **59.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **866 Working population ****37.1%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 54.6% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 788 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 651 (33%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 298 (15%) · **■** Marginal 197 (10%) 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 Prithvipur - Madiya Khas5,239 people - Jayora Mora5,162 people - Sakera Bhadoran Khas4,193 people - Kakawani Khas4,056 people [All 142 villages in Prithvipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/prithvipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Simra Khas from Tikamgarh?69 km by road - What is the population of Simra Khas?5,300 (Census 2011) - Which district is Simra Khas in?Tikamgarh district (Prithvipur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Simra Khas?66.3% (Census 2011)