About Sila Village

Sila is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 613 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sila village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Pincode	824232
Area (hectares)	195 hectares
Population	1,163
Male Population	613
Female Population	550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sila compares

By the 2011 count Sila is the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sila

Sila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sila from other places

Sila lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 1.5 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 Sila
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	6.4 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	23 km

Villages closest to Sila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Sila

As per the Census of India 2011, Sila village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Sila village has 613 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sila has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sila is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sila covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sila falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sila is Bansinala Halt, about 1.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sila.

Sila is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sila is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 1.5 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 6.4 km away. Bagaha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.