# Sili Gam Village, Pahalgam, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/sili-gam/ Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag # Sili Gam Sili Gam is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,911 people in 273 households**, the 18th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%. - 1,911people (2011) - 273households - 65.4%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Sili Gam PIN code and other codes Sili Gam falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatSili Gam - Community development blockKavnipora - Census village code003574 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sili Gam from nearby towns? - Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)20 km by road - Ashmuqam (nearest town)5 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 Sili Gam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sili Gam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ashmuqam - ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Sili Gam known for? The main crops are **walnut**. Products made here include chain stich. About 55% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sili Gam Of every 100 households in Sili Gam in 2011, 76 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Sili Gam · ■ Pahalgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **57% Toilet within the home ****62%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **62% Tap water ****55%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****89%** **62% Television ****44%** **29% Mobile phone ****91%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Sili Gam? ■ Sili Gam · ■ Pahalgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **49.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **916 Working population ****53.2%** **39.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 51.7% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 159 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 210 (21%) · **■** Marginal 643 (63%) 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 Pahalgam - Lari Pora2,216 people - Ainu Brai2,213 people - Lehan Dajan2,086 people - Adlash Magam1,953 people - Lidroo1,898 people - Wularama1,748 people - Sakhras1,612 people - Hardu Kichroo1,496 people [All 66 villages in Pahalgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sili Gam from Anantnag?20 km by road - What is the population of Sili Gam?1,911 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sili Gam in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sili Gam?65.4% (Census 2011)