# Silluk, Mebo, East Siang – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mebo, East Siang 

# Silluk

Silluk is a village in [Mebo](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/mebo/) sub-district of [East Siang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/) district, [Arunachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 139 households**, the 4th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 859people (2011)
- 139households
- 53.0%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Silluk PIN code and other codes

Silluk falls in Mebo sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMebo
- Census village code263914

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

## How far is Silluk from nearby towns?

- Mebo Cd Block (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ)30 km by road
- Mebo (nearest town)14 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 Silluk?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Silluk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mebo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pasighat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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.

## Homes and amenities in Silluk

Of every 100 households in Silluk in 2011, 25 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Silluk · ■ Mebo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**59%

Tap water ****85%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**60%

Television ****15%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**9%

None of these assets ****46%**

**29%

Own their home ****77%**

**80%

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 Silluk?

■ Silluk · ■ Mebo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**1062

Working population ****40.6%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 44.4% for women. 45% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 306 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Mebo

- Mebo H.Q.1,587 people
- Mebo Village1,547 people
- Ayeng1,187 people
- Motum Vill.714 people
- Sigar399 people
- Ralling241 people
- Aohali216 people

[All 10 villages in Mebo](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/mebo/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silluk from Pasighat?30 km by road
- What is the population of Silluk?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silluk in?East Siang district (Mebo sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silluk?53.0% (Census 2011)