# Silawar Village, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shamli, Muzaffarnagar 

# Silawar

Silawar is a village in Shamli sub-district of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,170 people in 1,024 households**, the 24th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 6,170people (2011)
- 1,024households
- 77.2%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silawar

Of every 100 households in Silawar in 2011, 57 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Silawar · ■ Shamli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**42%

Tap water ****25%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****71%**

**68%

Television ****66%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Silawar?

■ Silawar · ■ Shamli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**71.4%

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

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**836

Working population ****30.8%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 65.0% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 752 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 515 (27%) · **■** Household industry 141 (7%) · **■** Other work 171 (9%) · **■** Marginal 322 (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 Shamli

- Malaindi6,949 people
- Bhanju6,864 people
- Hind6,592 people
- Bahavari6,333 people
- Harar Fatehpur6,127 people
- Bunta6,075 people
- Sikka5,958 people
- Hiranwara5,202 people

[All 135 villages in Shamli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/muzaffarnagar/shamli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silawar?6,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silawar in?Muzaffarnagar district (Shamli sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silawar?77.2% (Census 2011)