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Silon Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Silon is a medium size village located in Chaurah Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 75 families residing. The Silon village has population of 416 of which 221 are males while 195 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Silon village population of children with age 0-6 is 68 which makes up 16.35 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Silon village is 882 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Silon as per census is 889, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Silon village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Silon village was 43.10 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Silon Male literacy stands at 52.97 % while female literacy rate was 31.90 %.

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

Silon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 75 - -
Population 416 221 195
Child (0-6) 68 36 32
Schedule Caste 52 31 21
Schedule Tribe 3 2 1
Literacy 43.10 % 52.97 % 31.90 %
Total Workers 114 114 0
Main Worker 19 - -
Marginal Worker 95 95 0

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.50 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.72 % of total population in Silon village.

Work Profile

In Silon village out of total population, 114 were engaged in work activities. 16.67 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 83.33 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 114 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.