Silao Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nalanda, Bihar - Census 2011

Silao is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Silao block of Nalanda district. The Silao city is divided into 14 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,183 families residing in the Silao city. The total population of Silao is 25,674 out of which 13,318 are males and 12,356 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Silao is 928.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Silao city is 4834 which is 19% of the total population. There are 2505 male children and 2329 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Silao is 930 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (928).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Silao is 69.3%. Thus Silao has higher literacy rate compared to 64.4% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 75.76% and the female literacy rate is 62.3% in Silao.

Silao Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,183 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Silao Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Silao Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 4,834 2,505 2,329
Literacy 69.3% 61.5% 50.6%
Scheduled Caste 4,445 2,254 2,191
Scheduled Tribe 63 29 34
Illiterate 11,235 5,126 6,109

Caste-wise Population - Silao

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Silao.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,445 2,254 2,191
Schedule Tribe 63 29 34

Religion-wise Population - Silao

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Silao is 17,547 which is 68.35% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Silao is 8,089 which is 31.51% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Silao as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,547 (68.35%) 9,143 8,404
Muslim 8,089 (31.51%) 4,151 3,938
Christian 7 (0.03%) 4 3
Sikh 8 (0.03%) 3 5
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 22 (0.09%) 17 5

Literacy Rate - Silao

The total literacy rate of Silao was 69.29% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 14,439 literates, males were 8,192 while females were 6,247. Also the male literacy rate was 75.76% and the female literacy rate was 62.3% in Silao.

  Silao Bihar
Female 62.3% 51.5%
Male 75.76% 71.2%
Total 69.29% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Silao

The Sex Ratio of Silao is 928. Thus per every 1000 men there were 928 females in Silao. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 930 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Silao.

Child Population - Silao

According to Census 2011, there were 4,834 children between age 0 to 6 years in Silao. Out of which 2,505 were male while 2,329 were female.

Working Population - Silao

In Silao Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 8,836 were engaged in work activities. 76.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,836 workers engaged in Main Work, 332 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,483 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,797 4,930 1,867
Cultivators 332 296 36
Agriculture Labourer 1,483 1,088 395
Household Industries 1,717 1,018 699
Other Workers 3,265 2,528 737
Marginal Workers 2,039 1,185 854
Non Working 16,838 7,203 9,635

Silao Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Silao is further divided into 14 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,341 44.8% 920
2 Ward No - 2 1,663 55.9% 923
3 Ward No - 3 997 58.9% 982
4 Ward No - 4 1,368 69% 851
5 Ward No - 5 2,221 69.7% 882
6 Ward No - 6 2,896 73% 915
7 Ward No - 7 728 54% 931
8 Ward No - 8 1,784 43.8% 950
9 Ward No - 9 1,859 54.8% 947
10 Ward No - 10 1,946 51.3% 952
11 Ward No - 11 1,315 49.3% 1,014
12 Ward No - 12 3,276 53.9% 884
13 Ward No - 13 1,790 53.9% 946
14 Ward No - 14 1,490 47% 1,003

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