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About Sildiliya Kalan Village

Sildiliya Kalan is a large village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,879, made up of 1,479 males and 1,400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 864 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sildiliya Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sildiliya Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 864 hectares
Population 2,879
Male Population 1,479
Female Population 1,400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sildiliya Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sildiliya Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 864 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sildiliya Kalan

Sildiliya Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sildiliya Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sildiliya Kalan from other places

Sildiliya Kalan lies about 134 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 2.1 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 Sildiliya Kalan
Nearest railway station Chetar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarhasi 7.8 km
Nearest town Lātehār 16 km
District headquarters Palamu 134 km

Villages closest to Sildiliya Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarhasi 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 Sildiliya Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sildiliya Kalan village had a population of 2,879. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Sildiliya Kalan village has 1,479 males and 1,400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sildiliya Kalan has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sildiliya Kalan is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sildiliya Kalan covers 864 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sildiliya Kalan falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sildiliya Kalan is Chetar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sildiliya Kalan.

Sildiliya Kalan 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.

Sildiliya Kalan is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Chetar is about 2.1 km away. Tarhasi is about 7.8 km away. Lātehār is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arakanda (under 2 km), Bedani Kalan (under 2 km) and Bedani Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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