# Shilvat Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/shilvat/ Village · Sonawari, Bandipore # Shilvat Shilvat is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,461 people in 371 households**, the 25th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%. - 2,461people (2011) - 371households - 56.9%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Shilvat PIN code and other codes Shilvat falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatShilvat - Community development blockSumbal - Census village code002798 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shilvat from nearby towns? - Sonawari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)19 km by road - Sumbal (nearest town)3 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 Shilvat? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shilvat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sumbal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sumbal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sumbal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 6 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 Shilvat known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 65% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Shilvat Of every 100 households in Shilvat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Shilvat · ■ Sonawari rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **95% Toilet within the home ****100%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **20% Tap water ****98%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **90% Use banking services ****97%** **43% Television ****60%** **51% Mobile phone ****73%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **14% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Shilvat? ■ Shilvat · ■ Sonawari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%** **45.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746** **856 Working population ****40.5%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.1% for men and 47.4% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (9%) · **■** Household industry 101 (10%) · **■** Other work 140 (14%) · **■** Marginal 649 (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 Sonawari - Chander Gir2,952 people - Rakh Sultan Pora2,613 people - Gulshan Pora2,573 people - Rakh Hajin2,497 people - Push Wari2,238 people - Madwan2,215 people - Zal Pora2,191 people - Gund Khalil2,164 people [All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shilvat from Bandipora?19 km by road - What is the population of Shilvat?2,461 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shilvat in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Shilvat?56.9% (Census 2011)