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Silaju Population - Surguja, Chhattisgarh

Silaju is a medium size village located in Ramanujganj Tehsil of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh with total 395 families residing. The Silaju village has population of 1901 of which 962 are males while 939 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Silaju village population of children with age 0-6 is 385 which makes up 20.25 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Silaju village is 976 which is lower than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Silaju as per census is 816, lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Silaju village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Silaju village was 50.79 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Silaju Male literacy stands at 59.07 % while female literacy rate was 42.69 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Silaju village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Silaju village.

Silaju Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 395 - -
Population 1,901 962 939
Child (0-6) 385 212 173
Schedule Caste 118 58 60
Schedule Tribe 732 373 359
Literacy 50.79 % 59.07 % 42.69 %
Total Workers 945 472 473
Main Worker 549 - -
Marginal Worker 396 53 343

Caste Factor

In Silaju village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 38.51 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 6.21 % of total population in Silaju village.

Work Profile

In Silaju village out of total population, 945 were engaged in work activities. 58.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 945 workers engaged in Main Work, 362 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 169 were Agricultural labourer.