# Silkani Village, Narendranagar, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Narendranagar, Tehri Garhwal 

# Silkani

Silkani is a village in Narendranagar sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 79 households**, the 52nd largest of 248 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 405people (2011)
- 79households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,143females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silkani

Of every 100 households in Silkani in 2011, 92 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silkani · ■ Narendranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**45%

Tap water ****3%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**70%

Use banking services ****54%**

**80%

Television ****31%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

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 Silkani?

■ Silkani · ■ Narendranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**905

Working population ****44.2%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 53.2% for women. 43% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 109 (61%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (18%) · **■** Marginal 35 (20%)

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 Narendranagar

- Mundala432 people
- Kirada416 people
- Ghughtiyani Talli410 people
- Pildi409 people
- Adada396 people
- Duwakoti395 people
- Pali Kolsari394 people
- Dewali388 people

[All 257 villages in Narendranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/narendranagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silkani?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silkani in?Tehri Garhwal district (Narendranagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Silkani?69.1% (Census 2011)