# Silawat Village, Rajnagar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Rajnagar, Chhatarpur 

# Silawat

Silawat is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,187 people in 204 households**, the 73rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 1,187people (2011)
- 204households
- 52.0%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Silawat PIN code and other codes

Silawat falls in Rajnagar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRajnagar
- Census village code458029

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

## How far is Silawat from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Satai (nearest town)4 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 Silawat?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Silawat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Satai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Silawat known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and mustard**. About 75% of the 648 hectares of village land is sown, and 314 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 Silawat

Of every 100 households in Silawat in 2011, 59 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silawat · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****26%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**38%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Silawat?

■ Silawat · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**905

Working population ****50.4%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 43.0% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 528 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (7%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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 Rajnagar

- Tiloha1,267 people
- Baharpura1,242 people
- Pahadi Bawan1,241 people
- Badni1,209 people
- Akona1,183 people
- Deokaliya1,163 people
- Deogaon1,148 people
- Hakimpura1,147 people

[All 140 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silawat from Chhatarpur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Silawat?1,187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silawat in?Chhatarpur district (Rajnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silawat?52.0% (Census 2011)