Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur
# Silhan

Silhan is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,671 people in 318 households, the 37th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.
- 1,671 people (2011)
- 318 households
- 56.7% literacy
- 855 females per 1,000 males

## Silhan PIN code and other codes

Silhan falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Silhankhajuria
- Community development block Sonhaula
- Census village code 240357

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Silhan from nearby towns?
- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town) 45 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Silhan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Silhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Colgong
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Colgong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Silhan known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Silhan

Of every 100 households in Silhan in 2011, 8 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silhan · ■ Sonhaula rural average
- Electricity for lighting 8% 26%
- Toilet within the home 8% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 84%
- Tap water 1% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 85%
- Use banking services 37% 44%
- Television 10% 11%
- Mobile phone 64% 53%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 22% 31%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Silhan?

■ Silhan · ■ Sonhaula rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 54.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 855 900
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 872 944
- Working population 47.3% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 42.7% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 283 (36%) · ■ Household industry 21 (3%) · ■ Other work 13 (2%) · ■ Marginal 460 (58%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sonhaula
- Pariak 1,768 people
- Dhanauri 1,731 people
- Surmania 1,727 people
- Marra 1,721 people
- Jagarnathpur 1,621 people
- Belsar 1,602 people
- Agaia 1,601 people
- Nagdaha 1,555 people

All 177 villages in Sonhaula

## Quick answers
- How far is Silhan from Bhagalpur? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Silhan? 1,671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silhan in? Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Silhan? 56.7% (Census 2011)

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