Silampur Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Silampur is a village situated in Ramnagar - II block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 169 families residing in the village Silampur. The total population of Silampur is 963 out of which 484 are males and 479 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Silampur is 990.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Silampur village is 150 which is 16% of the total population. There are 72 male children and 78 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Silampur is 1,083 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (990) of Silampur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Silampur is 74.9%. Thus Silampur village has lower literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 81.55% and the female literacy rate is 68.08% in Silampur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Silampur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Silampur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Silampur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 150 | 72 | 78 |
| Literacy | 74.91% | 81.55% | 68.08% |
| Scheduled Caste | 64 | 36 | 28 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Illiterate | 354 | 148 | 206 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Silampur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Silampur village out of total population, 305 were engaged in work activities. 49.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 305 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 152 | 145 | 7 |
| Cultivators | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 128 | 124 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 153 | 141 | 12 |
| Non Working | 658 | 198 | 460 |
Nearby Villages to Silampur,
Below are the list of villages near Silampur village in Ramnagar - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mandarmani | 507 |
| Deuli | 2,357 |
| Narkuli | 2,597 |
| Phulbari | 738 |
| Bara Bankuya | 6,169 |
| Kalikapur | 675 |
| Talkatalia | 2,211 |
| Narandia | 2,404 |
| Kandarpapur | 1,862 |
| Karonji | 4,329 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Silampur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia