# Silhari Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Silhari

Silhari is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **637 people in 145 households**, the 8th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 637people (2011)
- 145households
- 89.6%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Silhari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silhari is 173215.** Silhari falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022377

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

## How far is Silhari from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)17 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)17 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 Silhari?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Silhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sirinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Silhari known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and beans**. About 18% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Silhari

Of every 100 households in Silhari in 2011, 98 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Silhari · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**18%

Tap water ****90%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**63%

Use banking services ****97%**

**93%

Television ****83%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**13%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****69%**

**80%

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 Silhari?

■ Silhari · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**917

Working population ****52.9%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 86.1% for women. 66% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 191 (57%) · **■** Marginal 111 (33%)

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 Kandaghat

- Chail Forest Area940 people
- Up Mohal Dolag871 people
- Bisha707 people
- Rohed700 people
- Damehr616 people
- Chohra563 people
- Bhuinra503 people
- Banjni445 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silhari?173215
- How far is Silhari from Solan?17 km by road
- What is the population of Silhari?637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silhari in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silhari?89.6% (Census 2011)
