# Silhata Village, Lalganj, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Lalganj, Mirzapur 

# Silhata

Silhata is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **999 people in 153 households**, the 127th largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 999people (2011)
- 153households
- 61.0%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silhata

Of every 100 households in Silhata in 2011, 6 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Silhata · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****91%**

**75%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Silhata?

■ Silhata · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**908

Working population ****49.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 50.4% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (52%) · **■** Household industry 120 (24%) · **■** Other work 42 (9%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%)

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 Lalganj

- Dubar Khurd1,063 people
- Lahangpur1,046 people
- Bastara Pandey1,041 people
- Gaurwa1,034 people
- Ganga Sagar Kalan995 people
- Naraina Kalan991 people
- Newaria987 people
- Sarahara985 people

[All 431 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silhata?999 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silhata in?Mirzapur district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silhata?61.0% (Census 2011)