# Simalkia Village, Baliguda, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baliguda, Kandhamal 

# Simalkia

Simalkia is a village in Baliguda sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762103**. The 2011 Census counted **372 people in 70 households**, the 56th largest of 328 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%.

- 372people (2011)
- 70households
- 39.5%literacy
- 762103PIN code

## Simalkia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simalkia is 762103.** Simalkia falls in Baliguda sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762103
- Gram panchayatBudaguda
- Community development blockDaringbadi
- Census village code416790

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

## How far is Simalkia from nearby towns?

- Baliguda (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)150 km by road
- Phulabani (nearest town)123 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 Simalkia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baliguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baliguda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulabani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Simalkia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and ginger**. About 21% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Simalkia

Of every 100 households in Simalkia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simalkia · ■ Baliguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****13%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****69%**

**49%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Simalkia?

■ Simalkia · ■ Baliguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.5%**

**55.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**986

Working population ****54.6%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 23.7% for women. 52% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 13 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (71%) · **■** Marginal 45 (22%)

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 Baliguda

- Gadaringia382 people
- Samanabadi382 people
- Delapadar376 people
- Gangeri374 people
- Siturusahi360 people
- Kudukelkia358 people
- Tilori354 people
- Bandemila346 people

[All 348 villages in Baliguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/baliguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simalkia?762103
- How far is Simalkia from Phulbani?150 km by road
- What is the population of Simalkia?372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simalkia in?Kandhamal district (Baliguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Simalkia?39.5% (Census 2011)