Village · Konta, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Silger Silger is a village in Konta sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494122. The 2011 Census counted 493 people in 104 households, the 52nd largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 20.3%. - 493 people (2011) - 104 households - 39.2% literacy - 494122 PIN code ## Silger PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Silger is 494122. Silger falls in Konta sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494122 - Gram panchayat Silger - Community development block Konta - Census village code 450322 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Silger from nearby towns? - Konta (sub-district HQ) 116 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 171 km by road - Sukma (nearest town) 105 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Silger? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Silger; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jagarguda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sukma - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhadrachalam - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Silger known for? About 16% of the 1,675 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Silger Of every 100 households in Silger in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Silger · ■ Konta rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 16% - Toilet within the home 9% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 96% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 0% 17% - Television 1% 2% - Mobile phone 3% 4% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 14% 59% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Silger? ■ Silger · ■ Konta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 39.2% 20.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1181 1003 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1438 1012 - Working population 67.5% 61.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 39.5% for men and 38.9% for women. 71% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 235 (71%) · ■ Farm labourers 58 (17%) · ■ Marginal 40 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Konta - Pidmel 514 people - Chintagupha 512 people - Putepal 503 people - Dewarpalli 496 people - Bhandarpadar 488 people - Manikonta 482 people - Kotapalli 481 people - Nagaram 476 people All 255 villages in Konta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Silger? 494122 - How far is Silger from Dantewada? 171 km by road - What is the population of Silger? 493 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silger in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Konta sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Silger? 39.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/konta/silger/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.