# Silh Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Silh

Silh is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 110 households**, the 29th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 438people (2011)
- 110households
- 86.9%literacy
- 176036PIN code

## Silh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silh is 176036.** Silh falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176036
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010564

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?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)78 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)8 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?

13 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Majeen Chowk
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 **maize and wheat**. About 68% of the 22 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 Silh

Of every 100 households in Silh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Silh · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**34%

Tap water ****79%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**64%

Use banking services ****99%**

**91%

Television ****79%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

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 Silh?

■ Silh · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**891

Working population ****72.8%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 78.8% for women. 69% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 61 (19%) · **■** Other work 51 (16%) · **■** Marginal 207 (65%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Lahasan469 people
- Nagrota461 people
- Basdi450 people
- Jajwar438 people
- Panjlehr423 people
- Gurehr403 people
- Barru398 people
- Sasan396 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silh?176036
- How far is Silh from Dharmsala?78 km by road
- What is the population of Silh?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silh in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silh?86.9% (Census 2011)