# Silaju Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja 

# Silaju

Silaju is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,901 people in 395 households**, the 28th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 1,901people (2011)
- 395households
- 50.8%literacy
- 497220PIN code

## Silaju PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silaju is 497220.** Silaju falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497220
- Gram panchayatSilaju
- Community development blockRamchandrapur
- Census village code431862

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

## How far is Silaju from nearby towns?

- Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)160 km by road
- Ramanujganj (nearest town)48 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 Silaju?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Silaju; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ramchandrapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Silaju known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 47% of the 523 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Silaju

Of every 100 households in Silaju in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silaju · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**27%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**12%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****84%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Silaju?

■ Silaju · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**951

Working population ****49.7%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 42.7% for women. 49% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 362 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (18%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 396 (42%)

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 Ramanujganj

- Trikunda2,084 people
- Salwahi2,000 people
- Piparpan1,992 people
- Dumerpan1,945 people
- Oranga1,862 people
- Bhala1,846 people
- Kundpan1,794 people
- Chaki1,759 people

[All 113 villages in Ramanujganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silaju?497220
- How far is Silaju from Ambikapur?160 km by road
- What is the population of Silaju?1,901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silaju in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Silaju?50.8% (Census 2011)