# Silon Village, Rajnagar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajnagar, Chhatarpur 

# Silon

Silon is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **834 people in 220 households**, the 95th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 834people (2011)
- 220households
- 61.8%literacy
- 801females per 1,000 males

## Silon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockRajnagar
- Census village code458045

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

## How far is Silon from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)53 km by road
- Khajuraho (nearest town)31 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 Silon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Silon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Ghoora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Silon known for?

About 21% of the 1,796 hectares of village land is sown, and 288 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 Silon

Of every 100 households in Silon in 2011, 47 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silon · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**53%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Silon?

■ Silon · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**905

Working population ****38.5%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 49.5% for women. 51% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (40%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 50 (16%) · **■** Marginal 91 (28%)

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

- Toriya922 people
- Katara904 people
- Bila881 people
- Bhuska867 people
- Bhusor824 people
- Rampur815 people
- Pratappura801 people
- Lakhrawan798 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Silon from Chhatarpur?53 km by road
- What is the population of Silon?834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silon in?Chhatarpur district (Rajnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silon?61.8% (Census 2011)