Simga
Town in Chhattisgarh, India
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Simga is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Baloda Bazar District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is between Raipur and Bilaspur on the NH 130.
Simga | |
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Town | |
  Simga Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Simga Simga (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21.63°N 81.7°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Baloda Bazar |
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,027 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | CG |
Geography
Simga is located at 21.63°N 81.7°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 262 m (860 ft).
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census,[2] Simga had a population of 16,027. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Simga has an average literacy rate of 78.53%, higher than the national average of 70.28%: male literacy is 87.77%, and female literacy is 69.41%. In Simga, 15.16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
