# Silwar Village, Lansdowne, Garhwal (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Lansdowne, Garhwal 

# Silwar

Silwar is a village in Lansdowne sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **373 people in 78 households**, the 29th largest of 483 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 373people (2011)
- 78households
- 70.3%literacy
- 1,156females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silwar

Of every 100 households in Silwar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silwar · ■ Lansdowne rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**80%

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

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**72%

Use banking services ****34%**

**84%

Television ****42%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Silwar?

■ Silwar · ■ Lansdowne rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1156**

**1171

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**956

Working population ****46.1%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 59.6% for women. 42% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 150 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%)

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 Lansdowne

- Amola385 people
- Dondri382 people
- Jameli381 people
- Kota Murandi378 people
- Languri371 people
- Sirwara358 people
- Churra357 people
- Sakmunda356 people

[All 504 villages in Lansdowne](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/garhwal/lansdowne/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silwar?373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silwar in?Garhwal district (Lansdowne sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silwar?70.3% (Census 2011)