# Silkajhodi Village, Lohandiguda, Bastar (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Lohandiguda, Bastar 

# Silkajhodi

Silkajhodi is a village in Lohandiguda sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494442**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 47 households**, the 76th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.8%.

- 158people (2011)
- 47households
- 24.2%literacy
- 494442PIN code

## Silkajhodi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silkajhodi is 494442.** Silkajhodi falls in Lohandiguda sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494442
- Gram panchayatToyar
- Community development blockLohandiguda
- Census village code449207

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

## How far is Silkajhodi from nearby towns?

- Lohandiguda (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)60 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 Silkajhodi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lohandiguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 Silkajhodi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 57% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Silkajhodi

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

■ Silkajhodi · ■ Lohandiguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**42%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**50%

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 Silkajhodi?

■ Silkajhodi · ■ Lohandiguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.2%**

**38.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**1019

Working population ****60.1%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.4% for men and 14.3% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 11 (12%)

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 Lohandiguda

- Korali177 people
- Chalkiguda166 people
- Barchhepal161 people
- Malewahi158 people
- Tetam147 people
- Salepal141 people
- Adwal128 people
- Pavel117 people

[All 87 villages in Lohandiguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/lohandiguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silkajhodi?494442
- How far is Silkajhodi from Jagdalpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Silkajhodi?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silkajhodi in?Bastar district (Lohandiguda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Silkajhodi?24.2% (Census 2011)