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About Silidag Village

Silidag is a large village in Ramna tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,951, made up of 2,000 males and 1,951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silidag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silidag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ramna
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 349.43 hectares
Population 3,951
Male Population 2,000
Female Population 1,951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Silidag compares

By the 2011 count Silidag is the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 349.43 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Silidag

The census records public bus service for Silidag as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Silidag from other places

Silidag lies about 23 km from Garhwa. 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 Silidag
Tehsil headquarters Ramna 2.5 km
District headquarters Garhwa 23 km

Villages closest to Silidag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Silidag village had a population of 3,951. That makes it the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Silidag village has 2,000 males and 1,951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silidag has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Silidag is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silidag covers 349.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Silidag falls under Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Silidag notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Silidag.

Silidag is about 23 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silidag is in Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 2.5 km away. Garhwa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangra (under 2 km), Mandohar (1.6 km) and Mandohar Alias Karua (1.6 km).

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

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