# Silapani Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/silapani/ Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara # Silapani Silapani is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,544 people in 689 households**, the 13th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 3,544people (2011) - 689households - 60.0%literacy - 953females per 1,000 males ## Silapani PIN code and other codes Silapani falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam. - Gram panchayatFaringapara - Community development blockLakhipur - Census village code281962 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Silapani from nearby towns? - Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Goalpara (district HQ)50 km by road - Lakhipur (nearest town)2 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 Silapani? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Silapani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lakhipur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lakhipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Silapani known for? The main crops are **paddy, jute and wheat**. About 58% of the 144 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 Silapani Of every 100 households in Silapani in 2011, 46 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Silapani · ■ Lakhipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **22% Toilet within the home ****62%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **47% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **96% Use banking services ****32%** **18% Television ****14%** **7% Mobile phone ****40%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **37% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Silapani? ■ Silapani · ■ Lakhipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%** **55.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **964 Working population ****37.0%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.8% for men and 54.9% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 223 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (23%) · **■** Household industry 44 (3%) · **■** Other work 386 (29%) · **■** Marginal 352 (27%) 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 Lakhipur - Salbari Pt-I3,813 people - Khurshapakhiri Pt-II3,798 people - Kathuri3,775 people - Dhobakura3,694 people - Faringapara3,413 people - Gosaidubi Hindupara3,333 people - Saktola3,306 people - Kaltapur3,266 people [All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Silapani from Goalpara?50 km by road - What is the population of Silapani?3,544 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silapani in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Silapani?60.0% (Census 2011)