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About Silkhoh Village

Silkhoh is a large village in Taoru tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,467, made up of 1,801 males and 1,666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 122105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silkhoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silkhoh village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Mewat
Tehsil Taoru
Pincode 122105
Area (hectares) 394 hectares
Population 3,467
Male Population 1,801
Female Population 1,666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Silkhoh compares

By the 2011 count Silkhoh is the 11th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 394 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Silkhoh

Silkhoh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Silkhoh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Silkhoh from other places

Silkhoh lies about 7.2 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Tajnagar, about 29 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 Silkhoh
Tehsil headquarters Taoru 6.4 km
Nearest town Tāoru 6.4 km
District headquarters Mewat 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Tajnagar 29 km

Villages closest to Silkhoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Silkhoh village had a population of 3,467. That makes it the 11th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Silkhoh village has 1,801 males and 1,666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silkhoh has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Silkhoh is 122105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silkhoh covers 394 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Silkhoh falls under Taoru tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Silkhoh is Tajnagar, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Silkhoh.

Silkhoh is about 7.2 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silkhoh is in Taoru tehsil of Mewat district. Taoru is about 6.4 km away. Tāoru is about 6.4 km away. Mewat is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chharora (1.9 km), Chilawali (2.1 km) and Nanuka (2.3 km).

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

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