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About Siltara Village

Siltara is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 557 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siltara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siltara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491001
Area (hectares) 374.21 hectares
Population 1,076
Male Population 557
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siltara compares

By the 2011 count Siltara is the 82nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 374.21 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Siltara

Siltara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Siltara as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siltara from other places

Siltara lies about 19 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 18 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 Siltara
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 12 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 18 km
District headquarters Durg 19 km

Villages closest to Siltara

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

Common questions about Siltara

As per the Census of India 2011, Siltara village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Siltara village has 557 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siltara has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Siltara is 491001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siltara covers 374.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siltara falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Siltara is Rasmara, about 18 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Siltara.

Siltara is about 19 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siltara is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 12 km away. Ahīwāra is about 17 km away. Rasmara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekapar (under 2 km), Parsada Khurd (2.5 km) and Boribuzurg (2.5 km).

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

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