# Silgi Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Silgi

Silgi is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **757 people in 163 households**, the 54th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 757people (2011)
- 163households
- 68.0%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Silgi PIN code and other codes

Silgi falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498325

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

## How far is Silgi from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)72 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 Silgi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paraswada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Paraswada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Silgi known for?

About 40% of the 508 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Silgi

Of every 100 households in Silgi in 2011, 48 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silgi · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**24%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Silgi?

■ Silgi · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**981

Working population ****54.4%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 60.3% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (6%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 337 (82%)

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 Paraswada

- Ghondi786 people
- Mohgaon777 people
- Jhiriya768 people
- Rajpur Theka767 people
- Narna751 people
- Dinatola745 people
- Khuddipur740 people
- Bariya Paraswada737 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silgi from Balaghat?72 km by road
- What is the population of Silgi?757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silgi in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silgi?68.0% (Census 2011)