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About Siladei Village

Siladei is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 243 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siladei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siladei village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 130.52 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 243
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siladei compares

By the 2011 count Siladei is the 163rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 130.52 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1008.

Getting to Siladei

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

How far is Siladei from other places

Siladei lies about 49 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 39 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 Siladei
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 11 km
Nearest town Saraipali 38 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 39 km
District headquarters Raigarh 49 km

Villages closest to Siladei

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siladei village had a population of 480. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Siladei village has 243 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siladei has about 975 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Siladei is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siladei covers 130.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siladei falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Siladei is Jharadih, about 39 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 10+ km distance for Siladei.

Siladei is about 49 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siladei is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 11 km away. Saraipali is about 38 km away. Jharadih is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siliyari (under 2 km), Raksha (under 2 km) and Chanti Pali (under 2 km).

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

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