Village · Paraswada, Balaghat # Saila Saila is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 369 people in 88 households, the 98th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 369 people (2011) - 88 households - 55.2% literacy - 973 females per 1,000 males ## Saila PIN code and other codes Saila falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Paraswada - Census village code 498400 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Saila from nearby towns? - Paraswada (sub-district HQ) 48 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ) 87 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Saila? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Saila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kumadehi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Baihar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Saila known for? The main crops are dhan, kodu and kodu. About 46% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Saila Of every 100 households in Saila in 2011, 49 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Saila · ■ Paraswada rural average - Electricity for lighting 49% 65% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 2% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 91% 46% - Television 4% 14% - Mobile phone 1% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 75% 33% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Saila? ■ Saila · ■ Paraswada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.2% 74.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 1036 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 846 981 - Working population 62.3% 52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.8% for men and 47.7% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 53 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 40 (17%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 133 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Paraswada - Mohgaon 378 people - Parsatola 378 people - Dorli 376 people - Patora 370 people - Pindkapar 368 people - Bhilewani 365 people - Kanhatola 355 people - Jaitpuri Theke 346 people All 173 villages in Paraswada ## Other places named Saila - Saila · Village, Pali, Korba · 1,578 people - Saila · Village, Barghat, Seoni · 1,485 people - Saila · Village, Poundi-Uproda, Korba · 877 people ## Quick answers - How far is Saila from Balaghat? 87 km by road - What is the population of Saila? 369 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saila in? Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Saila? 55.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/saila/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.