# Shilagam Village, Kashipur, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kashipur, Rayagada 

# Shilagam

Shilagam is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765015**. The 2011 Census counted **468 people in 110 households**, the 44th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.8%.

- 468people (2011)
- 110households
- 28.4%literacy
- 765015PIN code

## Shilagam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shilagam is 765015.** Shilagam falls in Kashipur sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765015
- Gram panchayatKashipur
- Community development blockKashipur
- Census village code425935

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

## How far is Shilagam from nearby towns?

- Kashipur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)84 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)84 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 Shilagam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shilagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Padmapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Shilagam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 65% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shilagam

Of every 100 households in Shilagam in 2011, 34 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shilagam · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****87%**

**65%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****60%**

**75%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Shilagam?

■ Shilagam · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.4%**

**37.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1157**

**1071

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**998

Working population ****57.5%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.9% for men and 19.9% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 202 (75%)

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 Kashipur

- Pukimaska503 people
- Sorishabad498 people
- Siadimal490 people
- Kutamal469 people
- Dumer464 people
- Phatamunda464 people
- Chamarajodi456 people
- Champajora454 people

[All 278 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shilagam?765015
- How far is Shilagam from Rayagada?84 km by road
- What is the population of Shilagam?468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shilagam in?Rayagada district (Kashipur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Shilagam?28.4% (Census 2011)