# Silatoo Village, Lekang, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lekang, Lohit 

# Silatoo

Silatoo is a village in Lekang sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **727 people in 128 households**, the 10th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 727people (2011)
- 128households
- 49.1%literacy
- 841females per 1,000 males

## Silatoo PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLekang
- Census village code266634

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

## How far is Silatoo from nearby towns?

- Lekang H.Q (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)167 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 Silatoo?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Silatoo; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 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 Silatoo

Of every 100 households in Silatoo in 2011, 23 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silatoo · ■ Lekang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****11%**

**27%

Television ****6%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Silatoo?

■ Silatoo · ■ Lekang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**1003

Working population ****21.2%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 34.1% for women. 37% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 150 (97%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%)

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

- Mahadevpur-IV935 people
- Mohong Old888 people
- Sitapani Moran835 people
- Old Mohong II755 people
- Eraloni705 people
- Lower Silatoo Miri699 people
- Sanga Pathar679 people
- Old Mohong677 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Silatoo from Tezu?167 km by road
- What is the population of Silatoo?727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silatoo in?Lohit district (Lekang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silatoo?49.1% (Census 2011)