# Siltara Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Siltara

Siltara is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,076 people in 202 households**, the 87th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,076people (2011)
- 202households
- 78.3%literacy
- 491001PIN code

## Siltara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Siltara is 491001.** Siltara falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491001
- Gram panchayatFunda
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442477

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

## How far is Siltara from nearby towns?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)29 km by road
- Dhamdha (nearest town)24 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 Siltara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Siltara; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Durg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Siltara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 80% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Siltara

Of every 100 households in Siltara in 2011, 70 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Siltara · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****83%**

**55%

Television ****32%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Siltara?

■ Siltara · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**943

Working population ****47.7%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 70.0% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 281 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (37%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%)

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 Dhamdha

- Dhaurabhatha1,126 people
- Achholi1,116 people
- Pendritarai1,101 people
- Borsi1,093 people
- Hardi1,066 people
- Deurkona1,057 people
- Titurghat1,047 people
- Murra1,037 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Siltara?491001
- How far is Siltara from Durg?29 km by road
- What is the population of Siltara?1,076 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siltara in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Siltara?78.3% (Census 2011)