# Sihari Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Sihari

Sihari is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,366 people in 323 households**, the 53rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 1,366people (2011)
- 323households
- 75.3%literacy
- 1,098females per 1,000 males

## Sihari PIN code and other codes

Sihari falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498500

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

## How far is Sihari from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)55 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)12 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 Sihari?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sihari; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Sihari known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 86% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Sihari

Of every 100 households in Sihari in 2011, 76 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sihari · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**25%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

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 Sihari?

■ Sihari · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**987

Working population ****52.9%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 68.5% for women. 55% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 433 (60%)

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 Lanji

- Bothali1,474 people
- Chikhli1,421 people
- Kumharikhurd1,392 people
- Nandora1,390 people
- Chikhalamali1,362 people
- Ghhoti Ghusmara1,324 people
- Baghatola1,300 people
- Rampura1,275 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihari from Balaghat?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sihari?1,366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihari in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sihari?75.3% (Census 2011)