# Silh Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Silh

Silh is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174021**. The 2011 Census counted **317 people in 64 households**, the 88th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 317people (2011)
- 64households
- 84.1%literacy
- 174021PIN code

## Silh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silh is 174021.** Silh falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174021
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code019023

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

## How far is Silh from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)2 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 Silh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Silh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Silh known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 60% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Silh

Of every 100 households in Silh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Silh · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**20%

Tap water ****94%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**83%

Use banking services ****92%**

**90%

Television ****62%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

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

**8%

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 Silh?

■ Silh · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****464**

**873

Working population ****63.7%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 75.5% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (20%) · **■** Marginal 142 (70%)

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 Ghumarwin

- Karangorha335 people
- Ghumani334 people
- Baroa320 people
- Kulahru317 people
- Paniala315 people
- Siyotha313 people
- Baloh310 people
- Gatol304 people

[All 228 villages in Ghumarwin](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/ghumarwin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silh?174021
- How far is Silh from Bilaspur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Silh?317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silh in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silh?84.1% (Census 2011)