# Silewind Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Silewind

Silewind is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142051**. The 2011 Census counted **534 people in 103 households**, the 133rd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 534people (2011)
- 103households
- 66.9%literacy
- 142051PIN code

## Silewind PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silewind is 142051.** Silewind falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142051
- Gram panchayatSilewind
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034236

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

## How far is Silewind from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Makhu (nearest town)11 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 Silewind?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Akbarwala
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Akbarwala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Zira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Silewind known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and cattle feed**. About 94% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 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 Silewind

Of every 100 households in Silewind in 2011, 88 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Silewind · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**25%

Tap water ****13%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**23%

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

**72%

Use banking services ****69%**

**58%

Television ****69%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**47%

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

**12%

None of these assets ****11%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Silewind?

■ Silewind · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1344**

**854

Working population ****37.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 59.7% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (26%) · **■** Other work 22 (11%) · **■** Marginal 24 (12%)

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 Zira

- Killi Gudha572 people
- Jattanwali557 people
- Bhupewala554 people
- Ambarhar546 people
- Nawa Zira532 people
- Arazi Sabrah531 people
- Akbarwala528 people
- Pandori Jattan522 people

[All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silewind?142051
- How far is Silewind from Firozpur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Silewind?534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silewind in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Silewind?66.9% (Census 2011)