# Silghat Village, Kurud, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurud, Dhamtari 

# Silghat

Silghat is a village in Kurud sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,774 people in 313 households**, the 38th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 1,774people (2011)
- 313households
- 76.3%literacy
- 494001PIN code

## Silghat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silghat is 494001.** Silghat falls in Kurud sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494001
- Gram panchayatSilghat
- Community development blockKurud
- Census village code446809

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

## How far is Silghat from nearby towns?

- Kurud (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhakhara (nearest town)10 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 Silghat?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Silghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Supela
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhakhara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Charmudiya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Silghat known for?

About 79% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 477 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 Silghat

Of every 100 households in Silghat in 2011, 96 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silghat · ■ Kurud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****91%**

**60%

Television ****53%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Silghat?

■ Silghat · ■ Kurud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**966

Working population ****57.7%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 70.1% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 436 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (35%) · **■** Other work 77 (8%) · **■** Marginal 155 (15%)

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 Kurud

- Mura1,847 people
- Chataud1,823 people
- Katalbod1,794 people
- Kodapar1,778 people
- Kathauli1,771 people
- Supela1,761 people
- Sihad1,734 people
- Gudguda1,706 people

[All 132 villages in Kurud](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silghat?494001
- How far is Silghat from Dhamtari?32 km by road
- What is the population of Silghat?1,774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silghat in?Dhamtari district (Kurud sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Silghat?76.3% (Census 2011)