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About Sili Village

Sili is a small village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 161 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sili village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 85.26 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 161
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sili compares

By the 2011 count Sili is the 186th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 85.26 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sili

Sili is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sili as Available. 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 Sili from other places

Sili lies about 27 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bhanwar Tonk, about 71 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 Sili
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 18 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 27 km
Nearest town Kawardha 34 km
Nearest railway station Bhanwar Tonk 71 km

Villages closest to Sili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sili village had a population of 320. That makes it the 186th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Sili village has 161 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sili has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sili is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sili covers 85.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sili falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sili is Bhanwar Tonk, about 71 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 - 10 km distance for Sili.

Sili is about 27 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sili is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 18 km away. Kabeerdham is about 27 km away. Kawardha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sili Plot (under 2 km), Jangal Sontara (under 2 km) and Sontara (under 2 km).

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

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