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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UMA KALINDI
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- LGD code
- 329852
- Pincode
- 723201
- Post office
- Garjaipur
- Population
- 948
- Households
- 175
- Literacy rate
- 40.6%
- Sex ratio
- 931 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 345
Census 2011 · in context
How Silphor compares
By population, Silphor ranks #51 of 112 villages in Jaipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.6%
−7.5% vs mandal average
Silphor40.6%
Jaipur mandal48.1%
Purulia district55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
931
−3 vs mandal average
Silphor931
Jaipur mandal934
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Silphor5.4
Jaipur mandal5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Silphor at a glance
Silphor is a village of 948 people in 175 households (Census 2011) in Jaipur block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 51st-largest of 112 villages in Jaipur block. Literacy is 41%, 8 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 931 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723201, served by Garjaipur post office; the LGD village code is 329852. The sarpanch is UMA KALINDI. The population is estimated at 1,118 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Silphor
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 154.59
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Silphor
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Key facts — Silphor
- LGD code
- 329852
- Pincode
- 723201
- Post office
- Garjaipur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 948
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,118
- Households
- 175
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 931
- Literacy rate
- 40.6%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UMA KALINDI
- Block / Mandal
- Jaipur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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