# Silwa Village, Bhatapara, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhatapara, Raipur 

# Silwa

Silwa is a village in Bhatapara sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493118**. The 2011 Census counted **972 people in 189 households**, the 66th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 972people (2011)
- 189households
- 63.0%literacy
- 493118PIN code

## Silwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silwa is 493118.** Silwa falls in Bhatapara sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493118
- Gram panchayatKhapri
- Community development blockBhatapara
- Census village code443662

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

## How far is Silwa from nearby towns?

- Bhatapara (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)104 km by road
- Bhatapara (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 Silwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Silwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nipaniya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatapara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhatapara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Silwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 43% of the 553 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Silwa

Of every 100 households in Silwa in 2011, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silwa · ■ Bhatapara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****59%**

**40%

Television ****16%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

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

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Silwa?

■ Silwa · ■ Bhatapara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**962

Working population ****50.9%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 230 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (46%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 21 (4%)

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 Bhatapara

- Akoli993 people
- Majgaon989 people
- Rajpur981 people
- Dhabadih976 people
- Semariya950 people
- Pausari941 people
- Paraswani936 people
- Kotmi914 people

[All 109 villages in Bhatapara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bhatapara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silwa?493118
- How far is Silwa from Raipur?104 km by road
- What is the population of Silwa?972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silwa in?Raipur district (Bhatapara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Silwa?63.0% (Census 2011)