# Silaich Village, Mohammadabad, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mohammadabad, Ghazipur 

# Silaich

Silaich is a village in Mohammadabad sub-district of Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,072 people in 326 households**, the 103rd largest of 833 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 2,072people (2011)
- 326households
- 64.0%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silaich

Of every 100 households in Silaich in 2011, 6 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silaich · ■ Mohammadabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****4%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**79%

Television ****13%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Silaich?

■ Silaich · ■ Mohammadabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**928

Working population ****34.2%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 55.7% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 111 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (29%) · **■** Household industry 53 (7%) · **■** Other work 149 (21%) · **■** Marginal 187 (26%)

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 Mohammadabad

- Dolatabad2,118 people
- Gathia2,112 people
- Toderpur2,110 people
- Hasanpur2,092 people
- Hata2,066 people
- Dubihan2,065 people
- Barar2,052 people
- Salem Pur2,051 people

[All 1,134 villages in Mohammadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/mohammadabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silaich?2,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silaich in?Ghazipur district (Mohammadabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silaich?64.0% (Census 2011)