# Silasana Village, Dhanera, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dhanera/silasana/ Village · Dhanera, Banas Kantha # Silasana Silasana is a village in Dhanera sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385545**. The 2011 Census counted **2,082 people in 383 households**, the 45th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%. - 2,082people (2011) - 383households - 53.6%literacy - 385545PIN code ## Silasana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Silasana is 385545.** Silasana falls in Dhanera sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385545 - Gram panchayatSilasana - Community development blockDhanera - Census village code507689 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Silasana from nearby towns? - Dhanera (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)75 km by road - Dhanera (nearest town)15 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 Silasana? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Silasana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jherda - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanera - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deesa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Silasana known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, castor and wheat**. Products made here include carpentry. About 87% of the 602 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Silasana Of every 100 households in Silasana in 2011, 85 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Silasana · ■ Dhanera rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **63% Toilet within the home ****2%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **94% Tap water ****98%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****73%** **56% Television ****7%** **13% Mobile phone ****71%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****28%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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 Silasana? ■ Silasana · ■ Dhanera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%** **56.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820** **884 Working population ****45.1%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.9% for men and 37.8% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 376 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 539 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Dhanera - Sotwada2,164 people - Charda2,161 people - Kumar2,160 people - Asiya2,129 people - Sankad2,080 people - Voda2,078 people - Dugdol Nani2,046 people - Rajoda1,893 people [All 77 villages in Dhanera](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dhanera/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Silasana?385545 - How far is Silasana from Palanpur?75 km by road - What is the population of Silasana?2,082 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silasana in?Banas Kantha district (Dhanera sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Silasana?53.6% (Census 2011)