# Silphori Village, Bhikiyasain, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bhikiyasain, Almora 

# Silphori

Silphori is a village in Bhikiyasain sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **51 people in 10 households**, the 326th largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 51people (2011)
- 10households
- 68.9%literacy
- 1,833females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silphori

Of every 100 households in Silphori in 2011, 80 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silphori · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**57%

Tap water ****80%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**14%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****60%**

**88%

Television ****40%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Silphori?

■ Silphori · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1833**

**1307

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**931

Working population ****62.7%**

**61.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 64.5% for women. 56% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (12%) · **■** Marginal 19 (59%)

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 Bhikiyasain

- Pipalkote52 people
- Jhejakote51 people
- Rikhari Negi51 people
- Sajkholi51 people
- Syalkot walla51 people
- Chanali50 people
- Talla Mahargaon50 people
- Barswaltana49 people

[All 397 villages in Bhikiyasain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/bhikiyasain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silphori?51 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silphori in?Almora district (Bhikiyasain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silphori?68.9% (Census 2011)