# Sila Village, Tan Kuppa, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tan Kuppa, Gaya 

# Sila

Sila is a village in Tan Kuppa sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824232**. The 2011 Census counted **1,163 people in 188 households**, the 36th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 1,163people (2011)
- 188households
- 65.2%literacy
- 824232PIN code

## Sila PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sila is 824232.** Sila falls in Tan Kuppa sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824232
- Gram panchayatDhibar
- Community development blockTan Kuppa
- Census village code256705

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

## How far is Sila from nearby towns?

- Tan Kuppa (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)25 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)25 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 Sila?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tankuppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sila known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Sila

Of every 100 households in Sila in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sila · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sila?

■ Sila · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**963

Working population ****41.2%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 50.1% for women. 44% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (10%) · **■** Marginal 186 (39%)

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 Tan Kuppa

- Maher1,230 people
- Bahera1,196 people
- Desarna1,170 people
- Panti1,167 people
- Barsiwan1,127 people
- Tetariya1,118 people
- Bardiha1,114 people
- Khalari1,103 people

[All 103 villages in Tan Kuppa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tan-kuppa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sila?824232
- How far is Sila from Gaya?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sila?1,163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sila in?Gaya district (Tan Kuppa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sila?65.2% (Census 2011)