# Sil Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 

# Sil

Sil is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140413**. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 185 households**, the 60th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 963people (2011)
- 185households
- 79.7%literacy
- 140413PIN code

## Sil PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sil is 140413.** Sil falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140413
- Gram panchayatSil
- Community development blockKharar
- Census village code039045

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

## How far is Sil from nearby towns?

- Kharar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)21 km by road
- Kharar (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 Sil?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharar
- ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 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)8 h summer · 12 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 Sil known for?

The main crops are **rice, wheat and maize**. About 100% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 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 Sil

Of every 100 households in Sil in 2011, 96 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Sil · ■ Kharar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**39%

Tap water ****2%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**53%

Use banking services ****70%**

**74%

Television ****88%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**11%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sil?

■ Sil · ■ Kharar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1366**

**834

Working population ****31.6%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 74.8% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (23%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 115 (38%) · **■** Marginal 31 (10%)

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 Kharar

- Dosarna1,000 people
- Majatri970 people
- Paintpur969 people
- Dhakoran Kalan966 people
- Hasanpur961 people
- Kartarpur933 people
- Shahpur932 people
- Thana Gobindgarh921 people

[All 184 villages in Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sil?140413
- How far is Sil from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?21 km by road
- What is the population of Sil?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sil in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sil?79.7% (Census 2011)