# Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Nalanda, Bihar 

# Silao

Silao is a sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had **151,249 people**, 1 town and 49 villages (48 inhabited). The largest village is Bargaon (8,223 people).

- 151,249people (2011)
- 49villages
- 1towns
- 63.9%literacy

## Population of Silao compared with Nalanda

■ Silao · ■ Nalanda district

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**64.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**931

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Silao

Of every 100 households in Silao in 2011, 22 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silao · ■ Nalanda district

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**68%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**85%

Use banking services ****43%**

**48%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Silao

- Silao25,674 people

## Largest villages in Silao

- Bargaon · 8,223 people
- Nanan · 8,210 people
- Karianna · 6,704 people
- Surajpur · 6,294 people
- Gorawan · 6,282 people
- Sobait · 5,697 people
- Maniawan · 5,368 people
- Ghustawan · 5,239 people
- Dharhara · 4,858 people
- Mohanpur · 4,624 people
- Mahuri · 4,496 people
- Gorma · 3,914 people
- Sithaura · 3,585 people
- Barakar · 3,513 people
- Bhadari · 3,394 people
- Kul · 3,224 people

[All 49 villages in Silao →](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Silao?49 (48 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Silao in?Nalanda district, Bihar
- What is the population of Silao?151,249 (Census 2011)