# Silphode Village, Khategaon, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khategaon, Dewas 

# Silphode

Silphode is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,029 people in 217 households**, the 53rd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,029people (2011)
- 217households
- 61.9%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Silphode PIN code and other codes

Silphode falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhategaon
- Census village code474262

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

## How far is Silphode from nearby towns?

- Khategaon (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)137 km by road
- Khategaon (nearest town)17 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 Silphode?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Silphode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khategaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khategaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Silphode known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 67% of the 624 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 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 Silphode

Of every 100 households in Silphode in 2011, 94 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silphode · ■ Khategaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****90%**

**42%

Television ****33%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Silphode?

■ Silphode · ■ Khategaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**903

Working population ****59.0%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 50.4% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 148 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (36%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 224 (37%)

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 Khategaon

- Manora1,203 people
- Dulwa1,138 people
- Bajawada1,094 people
- Padyadeh1,038 people
- Burada1,022 people
- Nawalgoan1,008 people
- Sakatya998 people
- Karondkhurd996 people

[All 168 villages in Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silphode from Dewas?137 km by road
- What is the population of Silphode?1,029 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silphode in?Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silphode?61.9% (Census 2011)