# Sihora Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Sihora

Sihora is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,190 people in 461 households**, the 22nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 2,190people (2011)
- 461households
- 77.5%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Sihora PIN code and other codes

Sihora falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497820

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

## How far is Sihora from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)15 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)15 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 Sihora?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sihora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hatta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sihora known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 76% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Sihora

Of every 100 households in Sihora in 2011, 85 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sihora · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**37%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Sihora?

■ Sihora · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**944

Working population ****59.3%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 68.0% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 414 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (2%) · **■** Marginal 476 (37%)

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 Kirnapur

- Pangaon2,244 people
- Newargaon Kalan2,235 people
- Pala2,209 people
- Mate2,198 people
- Chikhla2,166 people
- Bhalwa2,138 people
- Dahedi2,118 people
- Pathri2,095 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihora from Balaghat?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sihora?2,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihora in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sihora?77.5% (Census 2011)