# Silma Village, Karra, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karra, Khunti 

# Silma

Silma is a village in Karra sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,068 people in 219 households**, the 23rd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.

- 1,068people (2011)
- 219households
- 80.0%literacy
- 835203PIN code

## Silma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silma is 835203.** Silma falls in Karra sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835203
- Gram panchayatDumargari
- Community development blockKarra
- Census village code374799

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

## How far is Silma from nearby towns?

- Karra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)30 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)30 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 Silma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bero
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bero
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hehal, Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Silma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 64% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Silma

Of every 100 households in Silma in 2011, 61 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Silma · ■ Karra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**94%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**99%

Use banking services ****46%**

**37%

Television ****9%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 Silma?

■ Silma · ■ Karra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**62.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****728**

**952

Working population ****43.4%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 73.2% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (23%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (25%) · **■** Marginal 108 (23%)

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 Karra

- Jalanga1,114 people
- Timra1,103 people
- Kanti1,073 people
- Gungunian1,070 people
- Mehan1,065 people
- Gusa Toli1,064 people
- Bingaon1,010 people
- Sonmer1,003 people

[All 178 villages in Karra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/karra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silma?835203
- How far is Silma from Khunti?30 km by road
- What is the population of Silma?1,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silma in?Khunti district (Karra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silma?80.0% (Census 2011)