# Silanagar Village, Karera, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Karera, Shivpuri 

# Silanagar

Silanagar is a village in Karera sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,834 people in 723 households**, the 4th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 3,834people (2011)
- 723households
- 49.3%literacy
- 827females per 1,000 males

## Silanagar PIN code and other codes

Silanagar falls in Karera sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKarera
- Census village code455624

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

## How far is Silanagar from nearby towns?

- Karera (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)45 km by road
- Karera (nearest town)18 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 Silanagar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Silanagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 watertreated 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 Silanagar known for?

The main crops are **groundnut**. About 70% of the 1,751 hectares of village land is sown, and 876 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 Silanagar

Of every 100 households in Silanagar in 2011, 48 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silanagar · ■ Karera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**45%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Silanagar?

■ Silanagar · ■ Karera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**880

Working population ****52.2%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 34.4% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,406 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (17%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (5%) · **■** Marginal 144 (7%)

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 Karera

- Sirsod11,334 people
- Dinara9,310 people
- Amol Patha4,422 people
- Teela3,367 people
- Salaiya Karera3,335 people
- Badora3,157 people
- Lalpur3,156 people

[All 103 villages in Karera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/karera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silanagar from Shivpuri?45 km by road
- What is the population of Silanagar?3,834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silanagar in?Shivpuri district (Karera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silanagar?49.3% (Census 2011)