# Silwe Village, Halsi, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai 

# Silwe

Silwe is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,901 people in 279 households**, the 26th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 1,901people (2011)
- 279households
- 53.5%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Silwe PIN code and other codes

Silwe falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGerua Pursanda
- Community development blockHalsi
- Census village code243793

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

## How far is Silwe from nearby towns?

- Halsi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)38 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)38 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 Silwe?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Silwe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Halsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Silwe known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Silwe

Of every 100 households in Silwe in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silwe · ■ Halsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**36%

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 Silwe?

■ Silwe · ■ Halsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**939

Working population ****45.0%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 39.6% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (44%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (5%) · **■** Marginal 285 (33%)

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 Halsi

- Giddha2,132 people
- Dira2,048 people
- Bahranwan2,036 people
- Bardokhar1,937 people
- Kakrauri1,823 people
- Bela1,783 people
- Maharath1,578 people
- Baghaur1,474 people

[All 61 villages in Halsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silwe from Lakhisarai?38 km by road
- What is the population of Silwe?1,901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silwe in?Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Silwe?53.5% (Census 2011)