About Silagam Village

Silagam is one of the larger villages in Kaviti tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,624, made up of 4,091 males and 4,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silagam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Kaviti
Pincode	532322
Area (hectares)	1331 hectares
Population	8,624
Male Population	4,091
Female Population	4,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,108
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Silagam compares

By the 2011 count Silagam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,618 residents. Its 1331 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Silagam

Silagam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Silagam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Silagam from other places

Silagam lies about 113 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Jhadupudi, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Silagam
Nearest railway station	Jhadupudi	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaviti	5.5 km
Nearest town	Ichchāpuram	10 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	113 km

Villages closest to Silagam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaviti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Silagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Silagam village had a population of 8,624. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,618 residents.

Silagam village has 4,091 males and 4,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silagam has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Silagam is 532322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silagam covers 1331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Silagam falls under Kaviti tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Silagam is Jhadupudi, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Silagam.

Silagam is about 113 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silagam is in Kaviti tehsil of Srikakulam district. Jhadupudi is about 3.0 km away. Kaviti is about 5.5 km away. Ichchāpuram is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.