# Silkhera Village, Dhoomakot, Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Dhoomakot, Garhwal 

# Silkhera

Silkhera is a village in Dhoomakot sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **24 people in 8 households**, the 295th largest of 331 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 24people (2011)
- 8households
- 59.1%literacy
- 1,400females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silkhera

Of every 100 households in Silkhera in 2011, 100 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silkhera · ■ Dhoomakot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**67%

Use banking services ****56%**

**88%

Television ****56%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Silkhera?

■ Silkhera · ■ Dhoomakot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1400**

**1221

Working population ****58.3%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 41.7% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (43%) · **■** Other work 2 (14%) · **■** Marginal 6 (43%)

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 Dhoomakot

- Ghorkhand Malla28 people
- Supgan Or Keldhar Urf Supgarh28 people
- Khala Gaon26 people
- Dadar24 people
- Khandila23 people
- Guniya22 people
- Gel Gaon21 people
- Kameda Bichla21 people

[All 349 villages in Dhoomakot](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/garhwal/dhoomakot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silkhera?24 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silkhera in?Garhwal district (Dhoomakot sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silkhera?59.1% (Census 2011)