# Silajuri Village, Chandankiyari, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chandankiyari, Bokaro 

# Silajuri

Silajuri is a village in Chandankiyari sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **4,954 people in 628 households**, the 6th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 4,954people (2011)
- 628households
- 71.7%literacy
- 608females per 1,000 males

## Silajuri PIN code and other codes

Silajuri falls in Chandankiyari sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSilajuri
- Community development blockChandankiyari
- Census village code362778

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

## How far is Silajuri from nearby towns?

- Chandankiyri (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)19 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 Silajuri?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Silajuri; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bokaro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Silajuri known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 913 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 Silajuri

Of every 100 households in Silajuri in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silajuri · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**9%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**77%

Use banking services ****21%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

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 Silajuri?

■ Silajuri · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****608**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**959

Working population ****46.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 49.7% for women. 67% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 253 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,481 (64%) · **■** Marginal 574 (25%)

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 Chandankiyari

- Mahal9,304 people
- Chandra7,174 people
- Jhalbarda6,375 people
- Nadiha6,172 people
- Adarkunri4,889 people
- Arita4,723 people
- Laghla4,365 people
- Kumirdoba4,035 people

[All 128 villages in Chandankiyari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chandankiyari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silajuri from Bokaro?25 km by road
- What is the population of Silajuri?4,954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silajuri in?Bokaro district (Chandankiyari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silajuri?71.7% (Census 2011)