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

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Village · Tumsar, Bhandara 

# Silegaon

Silegaon is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,047 people in 446 households**, the 24th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 2,047people (2011)
- 446households
- 81.7%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Silegaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockTumsar
- Census village code536725

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

## How far is Silegaon from nearby towns?

- Tumsar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)50 km by road
- Tumsar (nearest town)15 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 Silegaon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Silegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sihor
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sihor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhandara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Silegaon known for?

About 78% of the 491 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Silegaon

Of every 100 households in Silegaon in 2011, 77 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silegaon · ■ Tumsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**52%

Tap water ****1%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**30%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****70%**

**52%

Television ****36%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Silegaon?

■ Silegaon · ■ Tumsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**953

Working population ****54.0%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 72.8% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 486 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (29%) · **■** Household industry 36 (3%) · **■** Other work 96 (9%) · **■** Marginal 166 (15%)

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

- Ambagad2,241 people
- Chicholi2,212 people
- Rajapur2,102 people
- Umar Wada2,071 people
- Sindpuri2,015 people
- Lohara1,926 people
- Dongari Bk.1,925 people
- Kharabi1,919 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Silegaon from Bhandara?50 km by road
- What is the population of Silegaon?2,047 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silegaon in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Silegaon?81.7% (Census 2011)