# Silra Village, Jainagar, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jainagar/silra/

Village · Jainagar, Madhubani 

# Silra

Silra is a village in Jainagar sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847226**. The 2011 Census counted **6,629 people in 1,343 households**, the 9th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 6,629people (2011)
- 1,343households
- 65.6%literacy
- 847226PIN code

## Silra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silra is 847226.** Silra falls in Jainagar sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847226
- Gram panchayatSilra
- Community development blockJainagar
- Census village code219946

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

## How far is Silra from nearby towns?

- Jainagar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jainagar (nearest town)16 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 Silra?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Silra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vispi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Silra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 689 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Silra

Of every 100 households in Silra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silra · ■ Jainagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**29%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Silra?

■ Silra · ■ Jainagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**906

Working population ****40.7%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 52.7% for women. 47% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 808 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,062 (39%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 167 (6%) · **■** Marginal 607 (23%)

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 Jainagar

- Silanath Dulipatti12,076 people
- Korahia11,680 people
- Barhi11,502 people
- Baira8,423 people
- kuar6,547 people
- Dodwar6,418 people
- Rajauli4,068 people
- Pachhar3,938 people

[All 21 villages in Jainagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jainagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silra?847226
- How far is Silra from Madhubani?30 km by road
- What is the population of Silra?6,629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silra in?Madhubani district (Jainagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Silra?65.6% (Census 2011)