Silagam Population - Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh

Silagam is a medium size village located in Seethampeta Mandal of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh with total 121 families residing. The Silagam village has population of 488 of which 228 are males while 260 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Silagam village population of children with age 0-6 is 90 which makes up 18.44 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Silagam village is 1140 which is higher than Andhra Pradesh state average of 993. Child Sex Ratio for the Silagam as per census is 957, higher than Andhra Pradesh average of 939.

Silagam village has lower literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Silagam village was 17.59 % compared to 67.02 % of Andhra Pradesh. In Silagam Male literacy stands at 25.82 % while female literacy rate was 10.65 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Silagam 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 Silagam village.

Silagam Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	121	-	-
Population	488	228	260
Child (0-6)	90	46	44
Schedule Caste	0	0	0
Schedule Tribe	487	227	260
Literacy	17.59 %	25.82 %	10.65 %
Total Workers	328	151	177
Main Worker	284	-	-
Marginal Worker	44	4	40

Caste Factor

In Silagam village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.80 % of total population in Silagam village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Silagam village of Srikakulam.

Work Profile

In Silagam village out of total population, 328 were engaged in work activities. 86.59 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.41 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 328 workers engaged in Main Work, 63 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 221 were Agricultural labourer.