# Silauta Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Silauta

Silauta is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,468 people in 271 households**, the 52nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,468people (2011)
- 271households
- 70.9%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Silauta PIN code and other codes

Silauta falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaidpur
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240445

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

## How far is Silauta from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)24 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 Silauta?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Silauta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bharatmila
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Malda Buzurg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Silauta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Silauta

Of every 100 households in Silauta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silauta · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**79%

Tap water ****10%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**41%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Silauta?

■ Silauta · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**918

Working population ****45.1%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 59.7% for women. 46% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (7%) · **■** Marginal 606 (92%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Sobhnathpur1,590 people
- Sahdeopur1,571 people
- Maldih1,523 people
- Titihi1,488 people
- Majhgain1,441 people
- Bagha1,361 people
- Kuntha1,355 people
- Kiranpur1,352 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silauta from Banka?50 km by road
- What is the population of Silauta?1,468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silauta in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Silauta?70.9% (Census 2011)