Village · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra
# Shiltham

Shiltham is a village in Robertsganj sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 3,355 people in 535 households, the 40th largest of 770 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.
- 3,355 people (2011)
- 535 households
- 56.0% literacy
- 905 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shiltham

Of every 100 households in Shiltham in 2011, 8 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shiltham · ■ Robertsganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 8% 19%
- Toilet within the home 4% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 86%
- Tap water 4% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 92% 81%
- Television 5% 16%
- Mobile phone 32% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 44% 23%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shiltham?

■ Shiltham · ■ Robertsganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.0% 60.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 926
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 959 930
- Working population 33.8% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 41.2% for women. 37% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 28 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (3%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 60 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1,005 (89%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Robertsganj
- Kona 3,622 people
- Bat 3,621 people
- Kushi 3,569 people
- Kurhul 3,535 people
- Bahuar 3,139 people
- Guradah 3,133 people
- Ormaura 3,006 people
- Kamarhi 2,987 people

All 793 villages in Robertsganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Shiltham? 3,355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiltham in? Sonbhadra district (Robertsganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shiltham? 56.0% (Census 2011)

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