# Sihora Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Tumsar, Bhandara 

# Sihora

Sihora is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,743 people in 1,347 households**, the 2nd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 5,743people (2011)
- 1,347households
- 86.1%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Sihora PIN code and other codes

Sihora falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockTumsar
- Census village code536723

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

## How far is Sihora from nearby towns?

- Tumsar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tumsar (nearest town)13 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 Sihora?

33 services counted by the Census are inside Sihora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhandara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Sihora known for?

About 81% of the 638 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Sihora

Of every 100 households in Sihora in 2011, 90 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sihora · ■ Tumsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**52%

Tap water ****42%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**91%

Use banking services ****63%**

**52%

Television ****48%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

Own their home ****82%**

**91%

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 Sihora?

■ Sihora · ■ Tumsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**953

Working population ****43.0%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 80.4% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 567 (23%) · **■** Household industry 83 (3%) · **■** Other work 798 (32%) · **■** Marginal 766 (31%)

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 Tumsar

- Dewhadi5,970 people
- Ashti4,783 people
- Yerli4,346 people
- Sitasawangi4,001 people
- Chulhad3,841 people

[All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihora from Bhandara?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sihora?5,743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihora in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sihora?86.1% (Census 2011)