# Siltya Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Siltya

Siltya is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **164 people in 22 households**, the 145th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 164people (2011)
- 22households
- 87.4%literacy
- 843females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Siltya

Of every 100 households in Siltya in 2011, 59 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Siltya · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****23%**

**53%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Siltya?

■ Siltya · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**948

Working population ****29.9%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 77.6% for women. 55% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (98%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Sonamukhi

- Hurhurjangar189 people
- Samanta Bandi188 people
- Dakshinsol176 people
- Gopdanga170 people
- Paschim Nabasan150 people
- Amghata103 people
- Chhota Narayanpur101 people
- Radhakrishnapur99 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Siltya?164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siltya in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Siltya?87.4% (Census 2011)