# Siwani Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/siwani/ Village · Balod, Durg # Siwani Siwani is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491226**. The 2011 Census counted **1,769 people in 411 households**, the 14th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,769people (2011) - 411households - 74.2%literacy - 491226PIN code ## Siwani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Siwani is 491226.** Siwani falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491226 - Gram panchayatSivani - Community development blockSanjaribalod - Census village code443209 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Siwani from nearby towns? - Balod (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Durg (district HQ)56 km by road - Balod (nearest town)3 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 Siwani? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Siwani; 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Jhalmala - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Balod - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Balod - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Siwani known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pigeon pea**. About 23% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Siwani Of every 100 households in Siwani in 2011, 83 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Siwani · ■ Balod rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **90% Toilet within the home ****11%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **69% Tap water ****40%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****33%** **76% Television ****32%** **37% Mobile phone ****24%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **18% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Siwani? ■ Siwani · ■ Balod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732** **990 Working population ****52.7%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 64.5% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (43%) · **■** Household industry 50 (5%) · **■** Other work 116 (12%) · **■** Marginal 289 (31%) 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 Balod - Dewar Bhat1,917 people - Belmand1,830 people - Jagnnathpur1,823 people - Piparchhedi1,802 people - Jamruwa1,727 people - Sankara1,723 people - Bheriya Nawagaon1,708 people - Umaradah1,706 people [All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Siwani?491226 - How far is Siwani from Durg?56 km by road - What is the population of Siwani?1,769 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siwani in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Siwani?74.2% (Census 2011)