Silet Population, Caste, Working Data Saharsa, Bihar - Census 2011

Silet is a village situated in Saur Bazar block of Saharsa district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,264 families residing in the village Silet. The total population of Silet is 6,940 out of which 3,625 are males and 3,315 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Silet is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Silet village is 1595 which is 23% of the total population. There are 806 male children and 789 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Silet is 979 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (914) of Silet village.

Population
6,940
Families
1,264
Literacy
45.11%
Sex Ratio
914

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Silet is 45.1%. Thus Silet village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.4% of Saharsa district. The male literacy rate is 56.3% and the female literacy rate is 32.62% in Silet village.

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

Silet Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,595 806 789
Literacy 45.11% 56.3% 32.62%
Scheduled Caste 1,496 758 738
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 4,529 2,038 2,491

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Silet village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Silet village out of total population, 2,613 were engaged in work activities. 55% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,613 workers engaged in Main Work, 485 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 800 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,436 1,221 215
Cultivators 485 462 23
Agriculture Labourer 800 627 173
Household Industries 6 3 3
Other Workers 145 129 16
Marginal Workers 1,177 520 657
Non Working 4,327 1,884 2,443

Nearby Villages to Silet,

Below are the list of villages near Silet village in Saur Bazar.

Village Population
Sahuria 10,934
Raghunathpur 1,162
Barahi 2,982
Raghunathpur 1,322
Lachhminia 3,987
Kachradaun 619
Tiri 9,395
Bhulia 489
Baijnathpur 4,138
Bhulia 245

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