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About Shilphor Village

Shilphor is a large village in Chas tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,368, made up of 1,196 males and 1,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 823134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilphor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilphor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Chas
Pincode 823134
Area (hectares) 475.49 hectares
Population 2,368
Male Population 1,196
Female Population 1,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilphor compares

By the 2011 count Shilphor is the 38th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 475.49 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shilphor

Shilphor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shilphor as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raniganj Alias Chatitanr, Santaldi Alias Chak Mohanpu, Sardaha and Satanpur. 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 Shilphor

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilphor village had a population of 2,368. That makes it the 38th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Shilphor village has 1,196 males and 1,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilphor has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shilphor is 823134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilphor covers 475.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shilphor falls under Chas tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Shilphor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shilphor.

Shilphor is in Chas tehsil of Bokaro 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 Shilphor today is likely to be higher.

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