# Silaunja Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/silaunja/ Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya # Silaunja Silaunja is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,785 people in 271 households**, the 41st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 1,785people (2011) - 271households - 61.8%literacy - 966females per 1,000 males ## Silaunja PIN code and other codes Silaunja falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSilaunja - Community development blockBodh Gaya - Census village code256590 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Silaunja from nearby towns? - Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)18 km by road - Bodh Gaya (nearest town)6 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 Silaunja? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Silaunja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bodh Gaya - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bodh Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Silaunja known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Silaunja Of every 100 households in Silaunja in 2011, 40 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Silaunja · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **17% Toilet within the home ****26%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **94% Use banking services ****39%** **42% Television ****13%** **13% Mobile phone ****48%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **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 Silaunja? ■ Silaunja · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **958 Working population ****34.2%** **37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 54.3% for women. 45% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (16%) · **■** Marginal 343 (56%) 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 Bodh Gaya - Ilara2,019 people - Parewa1,983 people - Bagdaha1,888 people - Kanhaul1,813 people - Niman1,777 people - Tikuna1,758 people - Karman Dhab1,701 people - Gapha Kalan1,675 people [All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Silaunja from Gaya?18 km by road - What is the population of Silaunja?1,785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silaunja in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Silaunja?61.8% (Census 2011)