Silaph observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Silaph ranks #41 of 135 villages in Deosar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Silaph is a village of 1,542 people in 286 households (Census 2011) in Deosar tehsil, Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh, the 41st-largest of 135 villages in Deosar tehsil. Literacy is 50%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 48% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. It lies 68 km from the Singrauli district centre, 11 km from Bargawan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 486886, served by Waidhan post office; the LGD village code is 503716. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mahan Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is NIRMALA CHATURVEDI, and the village votes in Amarpatan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Rajendra Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,818 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Amo →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silaph · this village | 1,542 | 50% | — |
| Gidher · Deosar | 3,078 | 40% | 1.2 km SE |
| Amo · Deosar | 1,493 | 50% | 1.7 km NW |
| Saraha · Deosar | 677 | 46% | 6.8 km N |
| Koharakhoh · Deosar | 455 | 48% | 6.4 km W |
| Jogini · Deosar | 1,731 | 52% | 6.9 km W |
| Harra Chandel · Deosar | 2,171 | 48% | 8.5 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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