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About Siladon Village

Siladon is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 614 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siladon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siladon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835221
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 1,158
Male Population 614
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Siladon compares

By the 2011 count Siladon is the 31st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Siladon

Siladon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siladon as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siladon from other places

Siladon lies about 12 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 3.0 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 Siladon
Nearest railway station Balasiring 3.0 km
District headquarters Ranchi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 14 km

Villages closest to Siladon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siladon village had a population of 1,158. That makes it the 31st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Siladon village has 614 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siladon has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Siladon is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siladon covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siladon falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Siladon is Balasiring, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Siladon.

Siladon is about 12 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siladon is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 3.0 km away. Ranchi is about 12 km away. Namkum is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chand (under 2 km), Sukurhuttu (under 2 km) and Huthundu (1.6 km).

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

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