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Silmo Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Silmo is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 209 families residing. The Silmo village has population of 1627 of which 806 are males while 821 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Silmo village population of children with age 0-6 is 311 which makes up 19.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Silmo village is 1019 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Silmo as per census is 1033, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Silmo village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Silmo village was 69.83 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Silmo Male literacy stands at 83.77 % while female literacy rate was 56.11 %.

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

Silmo Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 209 - -
Population 1,627 806 821
Child (0-6) 311 153 158
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,614 802 812
Literacy 69.83 % 83.77 % 56.11 %
Total Workers 534 361 173
Main Worker 257 - -
Marginal Worker 277 137 140

Caste Factor

In Silmo village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.20 % of total population in Silmo village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Silmo village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Silmo village out of total population, 534 were engaged in work activities. 48.13 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.87 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 534 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.