# Silcoorie Grant Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/silcoorie-grant/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Silcoorie Grant Silcoorie Grant is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **19,637 people in 4,176 households**, the 1st largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 19,637people (2011) - 4,176households - 71.4%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Silcoorie Grant PIN code and other codes Silcoorie Grant falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSilcoore G.P - Community development blockBarjalenga - Census village code299307 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Silcoorie Grant from nearby towns? - Silchar (district HQ)15 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)15 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 Silcoorie Grant? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Silcoorie Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhorakhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 21 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 Silcoorie Grant known for? About 28% of the 3,853 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 Silcoorie Grant Of every 100 households in Silcoorie Grant in 2011, 21 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Silcoorie Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **30% Toilet within the home ****57%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **20% Tap water ****6%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **90% Use banking services ****15%** **37% Television ****14%** **21% Mobile phone ****20%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****50%** **39% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Silcoorie Grant? ■ Silcoorie Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****999** **965 Working population ****38.3%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 64.2% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 505 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (4%) · **■** Household industry 31 (0%) · **■** Other work 4,172 (56%) · **■** Marginal 2,496 (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 Silchar - Borakhai Grant12,970 people - Dudhpatil Grant10,875 people - Dalu Grant7,955 people - Kathal Grant6,613 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Silcoorie Grant from Silchar?15 km by road - What is the population of Silcoorie Grant?19,637 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silcoorie Grant in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Silcoorie Grant?71.4% (Census 2011)