# Silampur, Maldah (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Maldah, West Bengal 

# Silampur

Silampur is a town in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **12,664 people** in 2,533 households. Literacy was 57.0%.

- 12,664people (2011)
- 2,533households
- 57.0%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Population of Silampur

■ Silampur · ■ Maldah urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**882

Working population ****45.9%**

**37.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Silampur

Of every 100 households in Silampur in 2011, 55 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Silampur · ■ Maldah urban average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**73%

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

**74%

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

**23%

Tap water ****29%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**52%

Use banking services ****28%**

**53%

Television ****25%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****44%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 people in Silampur work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,347 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1,229 (21%) · **■** Farming 417 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,816 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silampur?12,664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silampur in?Maldah district, West Bengal