# Silkur Village, Lungsen, Lunglei (Mizoram) – PIN Code

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Village · Lungsen, Lunglei 

# Silkur

Silkur is a village in Lungsen sub-district of Lunglei district, Mizoram, PIN code **796751**. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 59 households**, the 44th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 278people (2011)
- 59households
- 67.6%literacy
- 796751PIN code

## Silkur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silkur is 796751.** Silkur falls in Lungsen sub-district, Lunglei district, Mizoram.

- PIN code796751
- Community development blockLungsen
- Census village code271503

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

## How far is Silkur from nearby towns?

- Lunglei (district HQ)99 km by road
- Tlabung (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 Silkur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Silkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tlabung
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lunglei
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lunglei
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Silkur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ginger**. Products made here include chair, busket and bat. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Silkur

Of every 100 households in Silkur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silkur · ■ Lungsen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**25%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****14%**

**26%

Television ****9%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**57%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Silkur?

■ Silkur · ■ Lungsen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**961

Working population ****22.7%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 46.8% for women. 42% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 56 (89%) · **■** Other work 6 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Lungsen

- Balungsuri317 people
- Thekaduar316 people
- Tuisen chhuah313 people
- Bornasuri296 people
- Lalnutui277 people
- Letisuri265 people
- Borsegojasora251 people
- New Lungrang229 people

[All 82 villages in Lungsen](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lunglei/lungsen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silkur?796751
- How far is Silkur from Lunglei?99 km by road
- What is the population of Silkur?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silkur in?Lunglei district (Lungsen sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Silkur?67.6% (Census 2011)