# Sona Silli Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Sona Silli

Sona Silli is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493551**. The 2011 Census counted **2,266 people in 465 households**, the 7th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,266people (2011)
- 465households
- 68.7%literacy
- 493551PIN code

## Sona Silli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sona Silli is 493551.** Sona Silli falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493551
- Gram panchayatSona Silli
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446287

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

## How far is Sona Silli from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)48 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)18 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 Sona Silli?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Sona Silli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Sona Silli known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and lakh**. About 70% of the 831 hectares of village land is sown, and 353 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 Sona Silli

Of every 100 households in Sona Silli in 2011, 97 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sona Silli · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****19%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****85%**

**55%

Television ****23%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sona Silli?

■ Sona Silli · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1117**

**983

Working population ****57.5%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 56.9% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 919 (71%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (4%) · **■** Marginal 141 (11%)

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 Pithora

- Sankara2,851 people
- Lakhagarh2,842 people
- Gopalpur2,639 people
- Rajasewaiya Khurd2,358 people
- Sukhipali2,078 people
- Gadbeda2,011 people
- Kishanpur1,945 people
- Saldih1,920 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sona Silli?493551
- How far is Sona Silli from Mahasamund?48 km by road
- What is the population of Sona Silli?2,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sona Silli in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sona Silli?68.7% (Census 2011)