# Silum Village, Umrangso, Dima Hasao (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Umrangso, Dima Hasao 

# Silum

Silum is a village in Umrangso sub-district of Dima Hasao district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 48 households**, the 54th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 244people (2011)
- 48households
- 84.2%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Silum PIN code and other codes

Silum falls in Umrangso sub-district, Dima Hasao district, Assam.

- Community development blockNew Sangbar
- Census village code298397

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

## How far is Silum from nearby towns?

- Umrangso (sub-district HQ)265 km by road
- Haflong (district HQ)112 km by road
- Umrangso (nearest town)2 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 Silum?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Silum; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Umrangso
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Umrangso
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Silum known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include textile. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Silum

Of every 100 households in Silum in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Silum · ■ Umrangso rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**47%

Tap water ****18%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****80%**

**27%

Television ****51%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**40%

Own their home ****73%**

**87%

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 Silum?

■ Silum · ■ Umrangso rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**948

Working population ****25.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 83.8% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 37 (61%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Umrangso

- Longmaiklu253 people
- Jarmadisa250 people
- Dismao II249 people
- Kelempu249 people
- Choto Washiling III243 people
- Langlut239 people
- Lanku235 people
- Batohaja233 people

[All 201 villages in Umrangso](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dima-hasao/umrangso/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Silum from Haflong?112 km by road
- What is the population of Silum?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silum in?Dima Hasao district (Umrangso sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Silum?84.2% (Census 2011)