# Silanga Village, Jaldega, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaldega, Simdega 

# Silanga

Silanga is a village in Jaldega sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,528 people in 296 households**, the 14th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,528people (2011)
- 296households
- 57.2%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Silanga PIN code and other codes

Silanga falls in Jaldega sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSilanga
- Community development blockJaldega
- Census village code376725

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

## How far is Silanga from nearby towns?

- Jaldega (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)45 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)45 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 Silanga?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Silanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Simdega
- ○Degree college10+ km · Simdega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Silanga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 12% of the 1,170 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 Silanga

Of every 100 households in Silanga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silanga · ■ Jaldega rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****82%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Silanga?

■ Silanga · ■ Jaldega rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**990

Working population ****48.7%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 48.8% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 464 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 237 (32%)

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 Jaldega

- Kutangia1,945 people
- Lamdega1,899 people
- Tingina1,797 people
- Tikra1,635 people
- Keluga1,514 people
- Kolomdega1,452 people
- Torian1,381 people
- Baldega1,271 people

[All 60 villages in Jaldega](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/jaldega/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silanga from Simdega?45 km by road
- What is the population of Silanga?1,528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silanga in?Simdega district (Jaldega sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silanga?57.2% (Census 2011)