# Silakot Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Silakot

Silakot is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,837 people in 453 households**, the 57th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 1,837people (2011)
- 453households
- 65.6%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silakot

Of every 100 households in Silakot in 2011, 21 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silakot · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**87%

Use banking services ****92%**

**57%

Television ****16%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Silakot?

■ Silakot · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**953

Working population ****43.9%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 55.8% for women. 64% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 159 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 414 (51%) · **■** Other work 104 (13%) · **■** Marginal 129 (16%)

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 Bhatar

- Sonchalida1,896 people
- Pashala1,891 people
- Basuda1,879 people
- Bigra1,863 people
- Ambana1,782 people
- Salkuni1,740 people
- Bijipur1,593 people
- Kulnagar1,526 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silakot?1,837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silakot in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Silakot?65.6% (Census 2011)