Silewind is a village in the Firozpur district of Punjab, India. It is located in the Zira tehsil.[1]
Silewind | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Silewind Location in Punjab, India  Silewind Silewind (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°05′19″N 75°06′18″E / 31.0887477°N 75.1049137°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Firozpur |
| Tehsil | Zira |
| Elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 534 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 34236 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Silewind has 103 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 66.88%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 534 | 258 | 276 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 75 | 32 | 43 |
| Scheduled caste | 397 | 183 | 214 |
| Scheduled tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literates | 307 | 168 | 139 |
| Workers (all) | 200 | 147 | 53 |
| Main workers (total) | 176 | 146 | 30 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 101 | 92 | 9 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 53 | 36 | 17 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 24 | 1 | 23 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Non-workers | 334 | 111 | 223 |
References
edit- ^ "Punjab village directory" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Firozpur (incl. Fazilka)". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab. Retrieved 8 October 2015.