# Silkijhar Village, Goreswar, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Goreswar, Baksa 

# Silkijhar

Silkijhar is a village in Goreswar sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **4,338 people in 910 households**, the 3rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 4,338people (2011)
- 910households
- 78.9%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Silkijhar PIN code and other codes

Silkijhar falls in Goreswar sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockGoreswar
- Census village code304381

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

## How far is Silkijhar from nearby towns?

- Goreswar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rangia (nearest town)5 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 Silkijhar?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Silkijhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naukata
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Silkijhar known for?

About 57% of the 602 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 Silkijhar

Of every 100 households in Silkijhar in 2011, 32 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silkijhar · ■ Goreswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**52%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****56%**

**41%

Television ****31%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

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 Silkijhar?

■ Silkijhar · ■ Goreswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**951

Working population ****50.9%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 71.5% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 845 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (6%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 471 (21%) · **■** Marginal 716 (32%)

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 Goreswar

- Khandikar4,858 people
- Dhulabari4,763 people
- Deochunga4,056 people
- Niz Kaurbaha3,968 people
- Gurmow3,676 people
- Betagaon3,596 people

[All 93 villages in Goreswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/goreswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silkijhar from Mushalpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Silkijhar?4,338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silkijhar in?Baksa district (Goreswar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Silkijhar?78.9% (Census 2011)