# Silhara Village, Sikandra, Kanpur Dehat (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikandra, Kanpur Dehat 

# Silhara

Silhara is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,698 people in 472 households**, the 18th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 2,698people (2011)
- 472households
- 74.2%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silhara

Of every 100 households in Silhara in 2011, 2 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silhara · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****67%**

**70%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Silhara?

■ Silhara · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**890

Working population ****39.4%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 63.9% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 412 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (37%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (6%) · **■** Marginal 181 (17%)

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 Sikandra

- Urshan3,271 people
- Bhandemau3,260 people
- Mahmudpur Buzurg2,896 people
- Akna2,858 people
- Aunderi2,605 people
- Kasolar2,541 people
- Gahilapur2,535 people
- Kariyapur Derapur2,500 people

[All 211 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silhara?2,698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silhara in?Kanpur Dehat district (Sikandra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silhara?74.2% (Census 2011)