# Purba Simna Village, Hezamara, West Tripura (Tripura) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/hezamara/purba-simna/ Village · Hezamara, West Tripura # Purba Simna Purba Simna is a village in Hezamara sub-district of West Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799212**. The 2011 Census counted **1,896 people in 379 households**, the 9th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%. - 1,896people (2011) - 379households - 69.2%literacy - 799212PIN code ## Purba Simna PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purba Simna is 799212.** Purba Simna falls in Hezamara sub-district, West Tripura district, Tripura. - PIN code799212 - Community development blockHezamara - Census village code271869 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purba Simna from nearby towns? - Hezamara (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Agartala (district HQ)60 km by road - Agartala (nearest town)60 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 Purba Simna? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Purba Simna; 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 - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ishanpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Agartala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Agartala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Purba Simna known for? The main crops are **vegetables, tomato and coffee**. Products made here include jute, brick, steel factory, cane products, baboo crafts and furniture. About 10% of the 1,341 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 Purba Simna Of every 100 households in Purba Simna in 2011, 49 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purba Simna · ■ Hezamara rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **54% Toilet within the home ****23%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **24% Tap water ****2%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****27%** **37% Television ****20%** **35% Mobile phone ****17%** **31% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **34% 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 Purba Simna? ■ Purba Simna · ■ Hezamara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **76.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **930 Working population ****52.7%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 59.5% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 225 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 130 (13%) · **■** Marginal 332 (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 Hezamara - Sankhola2,800 people - Baikunthapur2,645 people - Megliband2,168 people - Surendranagar1,985 people - Paschim Simna1,526 people - Domrakaridak1,305 people - Tuichhamankuri1,301 people - Noagaon1,226 people [All 20 villages in Hezamara](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/hezamara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purba Simna?799212 - How far is Purba Simna from Agartala?60 km by road - What is the population of Purba Simna?1,896 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purba Simna in?West Tripura district (Hezamara sub-district), Tripura - What is the literacy rate of Purba Simna?69.2% (Census 2011)