# Silaur Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Silaur

Silaur is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **103 people in 26 households**, the 74th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 103people (2011)
- 26households
- 27.7%literacy
- 1,239females per 1,000 males

## Silaur PIN code and other codes

Silaur falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPranpur
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225417

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

## How far is Silaur from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)30 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 Silaur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Silaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jalah Hari Rampur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Durgapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Harphare
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Silaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 92% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Silaur

Of every 100 households in Silaur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silaur · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**45%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****87%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Silaur?

■ Silaur · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.7%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1239**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**959

Working population ****32.0%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.8% for men and 20.0% for women. 37% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (21%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 25 (76%)

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 Pranpur

- Sakraili220 people
- Gajhar161 people
- Khajuria157 people
- Gach Baghwa154 people
- Mohanpur90 people
- Durgapur Milik29 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silaur from Katihar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Silaur?103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silaur in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Silaur?27.7% (Census 2011)