Silger observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
By population, Silger ranks #18 of 79 villages in Jagargunda mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Silger is a village of 493 people in 104 households (Census 2011) in Jagargunda tehsil, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, the 18th-largest of 79 villages in Jagargunda tehsil. Literacy is 36%, 20 points above the tehsil average of 16% and the sex ratio is 1,181 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Sukma district centre, 29 km from Kirandul railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494122, served by Dornapal post office; the LGD village code is 450322. The nearest hospital or health centre is N.M.D.C. Appolo Central Hospital, 33 km away. The sarpanch is Korsa Sannu, and the village votes in Konta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kawasi Lakhma. The population is estimated at 581 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Silger →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silger · this village | 493 | 36% | — |
| Chichorguda · Sukma | 223 | 30% | 8.3 km SE |
| Surpanguda · Jagargunda | 518 | 13% | 10.4 km SE |
| Mirganghotul · Gangaloor | 362 | 0% | 10.2 km NE |
| Kottaguda · Jagargunda | 621 | 10% | 10.1 km W |
| Kottaguda · Usur | 311 | 16% | 10.1 km W |
| Kottaguda · Bhopalpattnam | 162 | 45% | 10.1 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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