About Silagam Village

Silagam is a small village in Seethampeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 228 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532443, 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	Seethampeta
Pincode	532443
Area (hectares)	110 hectares
Population	488
Male Population	228
Female Population	260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,140
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 the 34th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1105.

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 22 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Tilaru, about 15 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 town	Narasannapeta	10 km
Nearest railway station	Tilaru	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Seethampeta	22 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	22 km

Villages closest to Silagam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seethampeta 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 488. That makes it the 34th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Silagam village has 228 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silagam has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1105.

The pincode recorded for Silagam is 532443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silagam covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Silagam is Tilaru, about 15 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 22 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 Seethampeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Narasannapeta is about 10 km away. Tilaru is about 15 km away. Seethampeta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.