About Sildag Village

Sildag is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 117 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sildag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sildag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	822122
Area (hectares)	495 hectares
Population	221
Male Population	117
Female Population	104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sildag compares

By the 2011 count Sildag is the 61st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 495 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sildag

Sildag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sildag as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 134 km from Palamu, 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	Manatu	5.1 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	24 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	33 km
District headquarters	Palamu	134 km

Villages closest to Sildag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manatu 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 221. That makes it the 61st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Sildag village has 117 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sildag has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Sildag is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sildag covers 495 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sildag falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sildag.

Sildag is about 134 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sildag is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 5.1 km away. Chatrā is about 24 km away. Balumath is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.