# Silinda Village, Chakdah, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chakdah, Nadia 

# Silinda

Silinda is a village in Chakdah sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,741 people in 1,803 households**, the 5th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 7,741people (2011)
- 1,803households
- 84.5%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Silinda

Of every 100 households in Silinda in 2011, 66 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Silinda · ■ Chakdah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**16%

Tap water ****16%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**9%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****52%**

**38%

Television ****36%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Silinda?

■ Silinda · ■ Chakdah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**937

Working population ****32.7%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 79.7% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 310 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 747 (29%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,191 (47%) · **■** Marginal 244 (10%)

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 Chakdah

- Alaipur13,754 people
- Srinagar10,483 people
- Chaugachha8,603 people
- Chand Mari8,475 people
- Hariankha6,585 people
- Rautari6,563 people
- Balia6,014 people
- Balagari Char5,305 people

[All 148 villages in Chakdah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chakdah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Silinda?7,741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silinda in?Nadia district (Chakdah sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Silinda?84.5% (Census 2011)