# Silakot Village, Gairsain, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Silakot

Silakot is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **94 people in 16 households**, the 166th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 94people (2011)
- 16households
- 83.6%literacy
- 774females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silakot

Of every 100 households in Silakot in 2011, 0 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silakot · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**46%

Tap water ****94%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**29%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****19%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Silakot?

■ Silakot · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****774**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**920

Working population ****58.5%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 70.6% for women. 51% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (42%) · **■** Marginal 32 (58%)

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 Gairsain

- Wasi Sem Laga Lakheri102 people
- Khinsar98 people
- Mehal Chauri96 people
- Pajyana Kumar95 people
- Dugara Laga Sahankot93 people
- Kand Laga Kansuwa93 people
- Sinatoli92 people
- Jwalagiri Kalyan91 people

[All 234 villages in Gairsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/gairsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silakot?94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silakot in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silakot?83.6% (Census 2011)