# Silet Village, Saur Bazar, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/silet/ Village · Saur Bazar, Saharsa # Silet Silet is a village in Saur Bazar sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852221**. The 2011 Census counted **6,940 people in 1,264 households**, the 9th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 6,940people (2011) - 1,264households - 45.1%literacy - 852221PIN code ## Silet PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Silet is 852221.** Silet falls in Saur Bazar sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852221 - Gram panchayatSour Bazar - Community development blockSaur Bazar - Census village code226466 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Silet from nearby towns? - Saur Bazar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)16 km by road - Saharsa (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 Silet? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Silet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saurbajar - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Silet known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 1,017 hectares of village land is sown, and 314 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 Silet Of every 100 households in Silet in 2011, 4 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Silet · ■ Saur Bazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **5% Toilet within the home ****17%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **89% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****65%** **38% Television ****2%** **3% Mobile phone ****39%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **37% Own their home ****99%** **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 Silet? ■ Silet · ■ Saur Bazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.1%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **950 Working population ****37.7%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.3% for men and 32.6% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 485 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 800 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 145 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,177 (45%) 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 Saur Bazar - Sahuria10,934 people - Tiri9,395 people - Nado8,084 people - Suhath7,965 people - Madhura6,012 people - Bhabtia5,893 people - Bakhri5,590 people - Baijnathpur5,148 people [All 56 villages in Saur Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Silet?852221 - How far is Silet from Saharsa?16 km by road - What is the population of Silet?6,940 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silet in?Saharsa district (Saur Bazar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Silet?45.1% (Census 2011)