Village · Belaghar, Kandhamal
# Silkuri

Silkuri is a village in Belaghar sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code 762107. The 2011 Census counted 117 people in 31 households, the 56th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 15.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.6%.
- 117 people (2011)
- 31 households
- 15.2% literacy
- 762107 PIN code

## Silkuri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Silkuri is 762107. Silkuri falls in Belaghar sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.
- PIN code 762107
- Gram panchayat Bilamal
- Community development block Tumudibandha
- Census village code 417112

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Silkuri from nearby towns?
- Belaghar (sub-district HQ) 46 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ) 166 km by road
- G. Udayagiri (nearest town) 97 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Silkuri?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Silkuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tumudibandha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tumudibandha
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhabanipatna
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Silkuri known for?

The main crops are pulses and turmeric. About 21% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Silkuri

Of every 100 households in Silkuri in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silkuri · ■ Belaghar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 1%
- Toilet within the home 0% 1%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 52% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 0% 39%
- Television 0% 1%
- Mobile phone 3% 8%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 58% 63%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Silkuri?

■ Silkuri · ■ Belaghar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 15.2% 39.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 983 1079
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 1044
- Working population 57.3% 48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 17.4% for men and 13.0% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 2 (3%) · ■ Marginal 65 (97%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Belaghar
- Golampanga 125 people
- Sinangi 123 people
- Deshughati 122 people
- Karanjikana 121 people
- Mundamaska 116 people
- Bhaluguda 111 people
- Kineri 111 people
- Dumamaska 109 people

All 136 villages in Belaghar

## Other places named Silkuri
- Silkuri · Village, Hajo, Kamrup · 368 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Silkuri? 762107
- How far is Silkuri from Phulbani? 166 km by road
- What is the population of Silkuri? 117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silkuri in? Kandhamal district (Belaghar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Silkuri? 15.2% (Census 2011)

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