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About Sona Silli Village

Sona Silli is a large village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,266, made up of 1,082 males and 1,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 830.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sona Silli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sona Silli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 830.82 hectares
Population 2,266
Male Population 1,082
Female Population 1,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sona Silli compares

By the 2011 count Sona Silli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 830.82 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Sona Silli

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

Sona Silli lies about 36 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 17 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 Sona Silli
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 11 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 17 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 36 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 36 km

Villages closest to Sona Silli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora 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 Sona Silli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sona Silli village had a population of 2,266. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Sona Silli village has 1,082 males and 1,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sona Silli has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sona Silli is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sona Silli covers 830.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sona Silli falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sona Silli is Bagbahra, about 17 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 village for Sona Silli.

Sona Silli is about 36 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sona Silli is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 11 km away. Bagbahra is about 17 km away. Mahasamund is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamidih (1.6 km), Dadargaon (2.6 km) and Pandripani (3.5 km).

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

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