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About Shilim Village

Shilim is a small village in Mangaon tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 134 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.95 hectares hectares.

Shilim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilim village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Mangaon
Area (hectares) 287.95 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 134
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilim compares

By the 2011 count Shilim is the 153rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 287.95 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Shilim

Shilim is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shilim as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sakhalewadi, Sale, Salve and Sanaswadi. 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 Shilim

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilim village had a population of 292. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Shilim village has 134 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilim has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Shilim covers 287.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shilim falls under Mangaon tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Shilim 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 10+ km distance for Shilim.

Shilim is in Mangaon tehsil of Raigarh 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 Shilim today is likely to be higher.

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