# Silarkot Village, Sedam, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sedam, Gulbarga 

# Silarkot

Silarkot is a village in Sedam sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585318**. The 2011 Census counted **2,757 people in 509 households**, the 13th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 2,757people (2011)
- 509households
- 44.4%literacy
- 585318PIN code

## Silarkot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silarkot is 585318.** Silarkot falls in Sedam sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585318
- Gram panchayatMedak
- Community development blockSedam
- Census village code620565

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

## How far is Silarkot from nearby towns?

- Sedam (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)89 km by road
- Sedam (nearest town)39 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 Silarkot?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Silarkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mudhol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sedam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sedam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Silarkot known for?

The main crops are **bengalgram**. About 85% of the 1,703 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Silarkot

Of every 100 households in Silarkot in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silarkot · ■ Sedam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****6%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**37%

Television ****21%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Silarkot?

■ Silarkot · ■ Sedam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.4%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**980

Working population ****35.0%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.7% for men and 33.8% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 458 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 146 (15%) · **■** Marginal 258 (27%)

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 Sedam

- Benkanhalli3,072 people
- Batgera3,068 people
- Nrupathanga2,952 people
- Madna2,865 people
- Dugnoor2,755 people
- Batgera2,728 people
- Buragpalli2,674 people
- Kanagadda2,538 people

[All 117 villages in Sedam](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/sedam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silarkot?585318
- How far is Silarkot from Gulbarga?89 km by road
- What is the population of Silarkot?2,757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silarkot in?Gulbarga district (Sedam sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Silarkot?44.4% (Census 2011)