# Silagain Village, Chanho, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanho, Ranchi 

# Silagain

Silagain is a village in Chanho sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,637 people in 483 households**, the 13th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 2,637people (2011)
- 483households
- 61.6%literacy
- 835301PIN code

## Silagain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silagain is 835301.** Silagain falls in Chanho sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835301
- Gram panchayatSilagain
- Community development blockChanho
- Census village code374264

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

## How far is Silagain from nearby towns?

- Ranchi (district HQ)51 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)51 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 Silagain?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Silagain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Silagain known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 759 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 Silagain

Of every 100 households in Silagain in 2011, 38 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silagain · ■ Chanho rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**63%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Silagain?

■ Silagain · ■ Chanho rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**953

Working population ****47.3%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 51.9% for women. 47% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 850 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (4%) · **■** Marginal 306 (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 Chanho

- Hutar2,982 people
- Raghunathpur2,767 people
- Taranga2,722 people
- Sons2,664 people
- Rol2,489 people
- Pakaria2,452 people
- Chatwal2,447 people
- Kamta2,401 people

[All 67 villages in Chanho](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/chanho/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silagain?835301
- How far is Silagain from Ranchi?51 km by road
- What is the population of Silagain?2,637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silagain in?Ranchi district (Chanho sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silagain?61.6% (Census 2011)