# Silos, Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal 

# Silos

Silos is a village in [Ghansali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/ghansali/) sub-district of [Tehri Garhwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/) district, [Uttarakhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/). The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 88 households**, the 141st largest of 292 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 356people (2011)
- 88households
- 66.2%literacy
- 1,599females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silos

Of every 100 households in Silos in 2011, 99 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silos · ■ Ghansali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**50%

Tap water ****56%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**75%

Use banking services ****99%**

**89%

Television ****30%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Silos?

■ Silos · ■ Ghansali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1599**

**1216

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**921

Working population ****52.2%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 51.3% for women. 36% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 172 (92%)

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 Ghansali

- Bheti371 people
- Chaundana367 people
- Bhatwara363 people
- Maykot357 people
- Dakhawan Gaon355 people
- Tisriyara353 people
- Sema352 people
- Sema351 people

[All 303 villages in Ghansali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/ghansali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silos?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silos in?Tehri Garhwal district (Ghansali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silos?66.2% (Census 2011)