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About Silum Village

Silum is a small village in Umrangso tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 127 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males.

Silum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silum village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Umrangso
Population 244
Male Population 127
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Silum compares

By the 2011 count Silum is the 54th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 201 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Silum

Silum is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Silum as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rongkhola, Rongmepi, Sainilangso and Sangbar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Silum

As per the Census of India 2011, Silum village had a population of 244. That makes it the 54th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 201 residents.

Silum village has 127 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silum has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Silum falls under Umrangso tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The census record for Silum notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Silum.

Silum is in Umrangso tehsil of Dima Hasao district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Silum today is likely to be higher.

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