Silam Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Silam is a village situated in Raidih block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 469 families residing in the village Silam. The total population of Silam is 2,446 out of which 1,212 are males and 1,234 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Silam is 1,018.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Silam village is 387 which is 16% of the total population. There are 200 male children and 187 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Silam is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,018) of Silam village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Silam is 72%. Thus Silam village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 81.82% and the female literacy rate is 62.56% in Silam village.

Population
2,446
Families
469
Literacy
72.03%
Sex Ratio
1,018

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Silam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Silam Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Silam village.

Total Male Female
Children 387 200 187
Literacy 72.03% 81.82% 62.56%
Scheduled Caste 165 80 85
Scheduled Tribe 1,626 804 822
Illiterate 963 384 579

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 66.5% of total population in Silam village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Silam village out of total population, 1,167 were engaged in work activities. 71.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,167 workers engaged in Main Work, 573 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 830 507 323
Cultivators 573 382 191
Agriculture Labourer 30 22 8
Household Industries 29 14 15
Other Workers 198 89 109
Marginal Workers 337 94 243
Non Working 1,279 611 668

Map of Silam, Gumla, Jharkhand


Nearby Villages to Silam, Raidih

Below are the list of villages near Silam village in Raidih.

Village Population
Pakartoli 406
Ludamkothatoli 501
Sikoi 1,915
Loki 897
Kulmunda 1,856
Jamgain 1,127
Marda 699
Pibo 1,506
Nawagarh 6,529
Karang 223

Reference