About Sil Village

Sil is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 43 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sil village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	55.89 hectares
Population	82
Male Population	43
Female Population	39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sil compares

By the 2011 count Sil is the 221st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 55.89 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Sil

Sil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sil 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sil from other places

Sil lies about 45 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, 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 Sil
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	29 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	30 km
District headquarters	Solan	45 km

Villages closest to Sil

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

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Common questions about Sil

As per the Census of India 2011, Sil village had a population of 82. That makes it the 221st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Sil village has 43 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sil has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Sil is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sil covers 55.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sil falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sil is Jutogh, about 29 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sil.

Sil is about 45 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sil is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 29 km away. Sundarnagar is about 30 km away. Nalagarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.