# Silawan Village, Mungaoli, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mungaoli, Ashoknagar 

# Silawan

Silawan is a village in Mungaoli sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **953 people in 182 households**, the 67th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 953people (2011)
- 182households
- 80.6%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Silawan PIN code and other codes

Silawan falls in Mungaoli sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMungaoli
- Census village code500752

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

## How far is Silawan from nearby towns?

- Mungaoli (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Mungaoli (nearest town)23 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 Silawan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Silawan; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Piprai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Silawan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 85% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Silawan

Of every 100 households in Silawan in 2011, 34 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silawan · ■ Mungaoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**15%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****77%**

**22%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**40%

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 Silawan?

■ Silawan · ■ Mungaoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**931

Working population ****53.8%**

**39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 71.5% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 178 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (12%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 260 (51%)

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 Mungaoli

- Chamrai981 people
- Barra973 people
- Jasaiya961 people
- Jatoli953 people
- Chhewalai950 people
- Semar Khedi941 people
- Karr933 people
- Dewarchhi918 people

[All 251 villages in Mungaoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/mungaoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silawan from Ashoknagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Silawan?953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silawan in?Ashoknagar district (Mungaoli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silawan?80.6% (Census 2011)