# Silamu Village, Chakrata, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Chakrata, Dehradun 

# Silamu

Silamu is a village in Chakrata sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **373 people in 38 households**, the 51st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 373people (2011)
- 38households
- 42.1%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silamu

Of every 100 households in Silamu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silamu · ■ Chakrata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**71%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**28%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****20%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Silamu?

■ Silamu · ■ Chakrata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.1%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**992

Working population ****55.5%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.4% for men and 33.8% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Chakrata

- Lorli395 people
- Kunna394 people
- Samog387 people
- Dasau379 people
- Matiyana370 people
- Chor Kunawa355 people
- Mangrauli349 people
- Dabla344 people

[All 110 villages in Chakrata](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/chakrata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silamu?373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silamu in?Dehradun district (Chakrata sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silamu?42.1% (Census 2011)