# Siltara Village, Begamganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Begamganj, Raisen 

# Siltara

Siltara is a village in Begamganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **325 people in 48 households**, the 144th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 325people (2011)
- 48households
- 73.7%literacy
- 766females per 1,000 males

## Siltara PIN code and other codes

Siltara falls in Begamganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBegamganj
- Census village code484060

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

## How far is Siltara from nearby towns?

- Begamganj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)71 km by road
- Begamganj (nearest town)14 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 Siltara?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Siltara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begamganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Siltara known for?

About 68% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Siltara

Of every 100 households in Siltara in 2011, 49 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Siltara · ■ Begamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**46%

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 Siltara?

■ Siltara · ■ Begamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****766**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**973

Working population ****52.0%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 59.6% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (24%) · **■** Household industry 15 (9%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 69 (41%)

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 Begamganj

- Jarua333 people
- Tekapar Munzapta332 people
- Pipaliya Talluka Choka327 people
- Boriya Jagir325 people
- Khamkheda Tappa324 people
- Chargawan322 people
- Nayanagar320 people
- Bhojpur299 people

[All 226 villages in Begamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/begamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Siltara from Raisen?71 km by road
- What is the population of Siltara?325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siltara in?Raisen district (Begamganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Siltara?73.7% (Census 2011)