# Shilla Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Shilla

Shilla is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,272 people in 285 households**, the 43rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,272people (2011)
- 285households
- 78.6%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shilla

Of every 100 households in Shilla in 2011, 54 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shilla · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****47%**

**50%

Television ****28%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shilla?

■ Shilla · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**957

Working population ****37.3%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 73.5% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (19%) · **■** Marginal 134 (28%)

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 Galsi - I

- Bansujapur1,419 people
- Kondaipur1,405 people
- Purandargar1,336 people
- Bamunapara1,296 people
- Banagram1,244 people
- Chandra Chak1,231 people
- Khanpara1,173 people
- Khuraj1,112 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shilla?1,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shilla in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shilla?78.6% (Census 2011)