About Sila Village

Sila is a mid sized village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,679, made up of 832 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sila village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Simaria
Pincode	825103
Area (hectares)	714.94 hectares
Population	1,679
Male Population	832
Female Population	847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sila compares

By the 2011 count Sila is the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 714.94 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sila

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

How far is Sila from other places

Sila lies about 39 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, about 14 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 Sila
Nearest railway station	Kansar Nawadah	14 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simaria	25 km
District headquarters	Chatra	39 km

Villages closest to Sila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sila village had a population of 1,679. That makes it the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Sila village has 832 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sila has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sila is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sila covers 714.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sila falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sila is Kansar Nawadah, about 14 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 village for Sila.

Sila is about 39 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sila is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Kansar Nawadah is about 14 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 20 km away. Simaria is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.