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Silgiya Population - Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

Silgiya is a medium size village located in Pithoragarh Tehsil of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand with total 82 families residing. The Silgiya village has population of 414 of which 177 are males while 237 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Silgiya village population of children with age 0-6 is 76 which makes up 18.36 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Silgiya village is 1339 which is higher than Uttarakhand state average of 963. Child Sex Ratio for the Silgiya as per census is 1452, higher than Uttarakhand average of 890.

Silgiya village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttarakhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Silgiya village was 68.05 % compared to 78.82 % of Uttarakhand. In Silgiya Male literacy stands at 84.25 % while female literacy rate was 55.73 %.

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

Silgiya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 82 - -
Population 414 177 237
Child (0-6) 76 31 45
Schedule Caste 282 126 156
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 68.05 % 84.25 % 55.73 %
Total Workers 207 90 117
Main Worker 201 - -
Marginal Worker 6 4 2

Caste Factor

In Silgiya village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 68.12 % of total population in Silgiya village. The village Silgiya currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Silgiya village out of total population, 207 were engaged in work activities. 97.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 207 workers engaged in Main Work, 87 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.