# Silota Kala Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Silota Kala

Silota Kala is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **521 people in 117 households**, the 69th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 521people (2011)
- 117households
- 68.3%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Silota Kala PIN code and other codes

Silota Kala falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495408

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

## How far is Silota Kala from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)55 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)55 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 Silota Kala?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Silota Kala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Bichhua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Silota Kala known for?

About 62% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Silota Kala

Of every 100 households in Silota Kala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silota Kala · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**78%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****65%**

**47%

Television ****10%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**46%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Silota Kala?

■ Silota Kala · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**967

Working population ****54.1%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 58.0% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (8%) · **■** Marginal 146 (52%)

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 Bichhua

- Choure Pathar541 people
- Datla535 people
- Palaspani Kala531 people
- Chichgaon521 people
- Bichhawi517 people
- Jaitpur512 people
- Ambaziri Khurd509 people
- Karel505 people

[All 147 villages in Bichhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silota Kala from Chhindwara?55 km by road
- What is the population of Silota Kala?521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silota Kala in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silota Kala?68.3% (Census 2011)