# Silkuwa Village, Dahi, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/dahi/silkuwa/ Village · Dahi, Dhar # Silkuwa Silkuwa is a village in Dahi sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,164 people in 491 households**, the 13th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.8%. - 2,164people (2011) - 491households - 71.7%literacy - 969females per 1,000 males ## Silkuwa PIN code and other codes Silkuwa falls in Dahi sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockDahi - Census village code475548 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Silkuwa from nearby towns? - Dahi (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Dhar (district HQ)65 km by road - Kukshi (nearest town)3 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 Silkuwa? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Silkuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kukshi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Silkuwa known for? About 73% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Silkuwa Of every 100 households in Silkuwa in 2011, 98 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Silkuwa · ■ Dahi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **75% Toilet within the home ****46%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **95% Tap water ****40%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **98% Use banking services ****30%** **50% Television ****40%** **4% Mobile phone ****28%** **15% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****42%** **71% Own their home ****87%** **99% 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 Silkuwa? ■ Silkuwa · ■ Dahi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **43.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **956 Working population ****44.6%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 59.6% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 122 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (39%) · **■** Household industry 38 (4%) · **■** Other work 183 (19%) · **■** Marginal 247 (26%) 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 Dahi - Fifeda2,682 people - Narjhali2,426 people - Kawada2,420 people - Rangaon2,361 people - Balwani2,138 people - Atarsuma2,115 people - Badwanya2,109 people - Makadwani2,093 people [All 61 villages in Dahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/dahi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Silkuwa from Dhar?65 km by road - What is the population of Silkuwa?2,164 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silkuwa in?Dhar district (Dahi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Silkuwa?71.7% (Census 2011)