About Shildag Village

Shildag is a large village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,044, made up of 1,034 males and 1,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares.

Shildag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shildag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Area (hectares)	371 hectares
Population	2,044
Male Population	1,034
Female Population	1,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shildag compares

By the 2011 count Shildag is the 19th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Shildag

Shildag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shildag 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sahaedih, Saharsawa, Sahi and Salaia. 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.

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Common questions about Shildag

As per the Census of India 2011, Shildag village had a population of 2,044. That makes it the 19th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Shildag village has 1,034 males and 1,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shildag has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Shildag covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shildag falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Shildag notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shildag.

Shildag is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu 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.