About Sildag Village

Sildag is a mid sized village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,648, made up of 860 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 927 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sildag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sildag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Lawalaung
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	927 hectares
Population	1,648
Male Population	860
Female Population	788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sildag compares

By the 2011 count Sildag is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 927 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sildag

Sildag is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sildag as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sildag from other places

Sildag lies about 24 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 33 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 Sildag
Tehsil headquarters	Lawalaung	24 km
District headquarters	Chatra	24 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	24 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	33 km

Villages closest to Sildag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sildag village had a population of 1,648. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Sildag village has 860 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sildag has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sildag is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sildag covers 927 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sildag falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sildag is Balumath, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sildag.

Sildag is about 24 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sildag is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 24 km away. Chatra is about 24 km away. Chatrā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.