# Kala Sil Village, Berinag, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Berinag, Pithoragarh 

# Kala Sil

Kala Sil is a village in Berinag sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **172 people in 36 households**, the 96th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 172people (2011)
- 36households
- 81.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kala Sil

Of every 100 households in Kala Sil in 2011, 84 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kala Sil · ■ Berinag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**42%

Tap water ****95%**

**73%

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

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**74%

Use banking services ****68%**

**84%

Television ****35%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Kala Sil?

■ Kala Sil · ■ Berinag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****421**

**806

Working population ****45.9%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 75.6% for women. 45% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (30%) · **■** Marginal 54 (68%)

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 Berinag

- Moradi180 people
- Gangora176 people
- Chaukhuna175 people
- Maitoli173 people
- Sunyura172 people
- Lachhima171 people
- Sainikhet170 people
- Kanera168 people

[All 299 villages in Berinag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/berinag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kala Sil?172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kala Sil in?Pithoragarh district (Berinag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kala Sil?81.4% (Census 2011)