# Silwar Village, Ghorawal, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra 

# Silwar

Silwar is a village in Ghorawal sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **876 people in 155 households**, the 112th largest of 342 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 876people (2011)
- 155households
- 61.0%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silwar

Of every 100 households in Silwar in 2011, 63 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silwar · ■ Ghorawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****97%**

**86%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Silwar?

■ Silwar · ■ Ghorawal rural average

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

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**929

Working population ****53.1%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 47.5% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 358 (77%)

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 Ghorawal

- Dholo921 people
- Babhari915 people
- Kolakari900 people
- Dharmauli881 people
- Deogarha864 people
- Amli Pokhar863 people
- Lali859 people
- Masoe858 people

[All 345 villages in Ghorawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/ghorawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silwar?876 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silwar in?Sonbhadra district (Ghorawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silwar?61.0% (Census 2011)