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About Siliyari Village

Siliyari is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 453 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siliyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siliyari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 189.95 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 453
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siliyari compares

By the 2011 count Siliyari is the 77th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 189.95 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Siliyari

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

Siliyari lies about 49 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 38 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 Siliyari
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 38 km
Nearest town Saraipali 38 km
District headquarters Raigarh 49 km

Villages closest to Siliyari

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 Siliyari

As per the Census of India 2011, Siliyari village had a population of 906. That makes it the 77th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Siliyari village has 453 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siliyari has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

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

Siliyari covers 189.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siliyari falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Siliyari is Jharadih, about 38 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 Siliyari.

Siliyari 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.

Siliyari is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 12 km away. Jharadih is about 38 km away. Saraipali is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raksha (under 2 km), Siladei (under 2 km) and Chanamuda (under 2 km).

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

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