# Silkote Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Silkote

Silkote is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 11 households**, the 244th largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 48people (2011)
- 11households
- 90.9%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silkote

Of every 100 households in Silkote in 2011, 82 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silkote · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**79%

Use banking services ****91%**

**74%

Television ****82%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**34%

Own their home ****91%**

**93%

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 Silkote?

■ Silkote · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**870

Working population ****43.8%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 81.8% for women. 32% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (81%) · **■** Other work 4 (19%)

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 Gangolihat

- Khatali50 people
- Sibana49 people
- Bhardwari48 people
- Ghatyuri48 people
- Dhari Bhumka47 people
- Bhunar46 people
- Golai46 people
- Piplet46 people

[All 340 villages in Gangolihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/gangolihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silkote?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silkote in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silkote?90.9% (Census 2011)