# Simalada Village, Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/simalada/ Village · Kendrapara Sadar, Kendrapara # Simalada Simalada is a village in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754208**. The 2011 Census counted **429 people in 102 households**, the 116th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 429people (2011) - 102households - 81.1%literacy - 754208PIN code ## Simalada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Simalada is 754208.** Simalada falls in Kendrapara Sadar sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha. - PIN code754208 - Gram panchayatBhagabatpur - Community development blockKendrapara - Census village code396427 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Simalada from nearby towns? - Kendrapara Sadar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kendrapara (district HQ)8 km by road - Kendrapara (nearest town)7 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 Simalada? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Simalada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandol - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kendrapara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marsaghai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Simalada known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 77% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Simalada Of every 100 households in Simalada in 2011, 67 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Simalada · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **58% Toilet within the home ****19%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **75% Tap water ****22%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **90% Use banking services ****82%** **65% Television ****58%** **33% Mobile phone ****68%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Simalada? ■ Simalada · ■ Kendrapara Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762** **906 Working population ****31.7%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 70.4% for women. 58% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 37 (27%) · **■** Marginal 9 (7%) 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 Kendrapara Sadar - Niladripur441 people - Nachipur435 people - Arakhia433 people - Panapara433 people - Paniola No-2427 people - Khairabad423 people - Samalpur422 people - Bhagadeipur420 people [All 185 villages in Kendrapara Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/kendrapara-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Simalada?754208 - How far is Simalada from Kendrapara?8 km by road - What is the population of Simalada?429 (Census 2011) - Which district is Simalada in?Kendrapara district (Kendrapara Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Simalada?81.1% (Census 2011)