# Silon Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Silon

Silon is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **416 people in 75 households**, the 92nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 416people (2011)
- 75households
- 43.1%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Silon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silon is 176316.** Silon falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006925

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

## How far is Silon from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)112 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)112 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 Silon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Dehgr+R[796]Can
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Silon known for?

The main crops are **maize, barley and wheat**. About 9% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Silon

Of every 100 households in Silon in 2011, 64 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silon · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**90%

Television ****36%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Silon?

■ Silon · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.1%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**1012

Working population ****27.4%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.0% for men and 31.9% for women. 52% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (15%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 95 (83%)

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 Chaurah

- Chachoga426 people
- Shohi422 people
- Paraba421 people
- Choli419 people
- Hartwas402 people
- Shapriot400 people
- Kulthot397 people
- Jawari384 people

[All 312 villages in Chaurah](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silon?176316
- How far is Silon from Chamba?112 km by road
- What is the population of Silon?416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silon in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silon?43.1% (Census 2011)