# New Silatoo Village, Lekang, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lekang, Lohit 

# New Silatoo

New Silatoo is a village in Lekang sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **390 people in 65 households**, the 34th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 390people (2011)
- 65households
- 54.5%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## New Silatoo PIN code and other codes

New Silatoo falls in Lekang sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLekang
- Census village code266636

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

## How far is New Silatoo from nearby towns?

- Lekang H.Q (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)175 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 New Silatoo?

9 services counted by the Census are inside New Silatoo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Old Mohong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 10 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 New Silatoo known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in New Silatoo

Of every 100 households in New Silatoo in 2011, 6 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ New Silatoo · ■ Lekang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**70%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**27%

Television ****3%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****57%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 New Silatoo?

■ New Silatoo · ■ Lekang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**1003

Working population ****52.1%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 45.1% for women. 50% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 203 (100%)

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 Lekang

- Mohaloni439 people
- Dharampur428 people
- Nongkhon Satghoria419 people
- Padumoni408 people
- Philobari373 people
- Waisali371 people
- Boka Beel350 people
- Mahadevpur- III327 people

[All 54 villages in Lekang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/lekang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is New Silatoo from Tezu?175 km by road
- What is the population of New Silatoo?390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Silatoo in?Lohit district (Lekang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of New Silatoo?54.5% (Census 2011)