Silewind

Village in Punjab, India

31°05′19″N 75°06′18″E / 31.0887477°N 75.1049137°E / 31.0887477; 75.1049137CountryIndiaStatePunjabDistrictFirozpurTehsilZiraElevation

211 m (692 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total534Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)2011 census code34236

Silewind is a village in the Firozpur district of Punjab, India. It is located in the Zira tehsil.^[1]

Demographics

According 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]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[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

^ "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.