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About Sileta Village

Sileta is a small village in Bamori tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 142 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares.

Sileta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sileta village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Bamori
Area (hectares) 557 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 142
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sileta compares

By the 2011 count Sileta is the 184th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sileta

Sileta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sileta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sileta from other places

Sileta lies about 49 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Kesholi, about 29 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 Sileta
Tehsil headquarters Bamori 21 km
Nearest railway station Kesholi 29 km
Nearest town Chhabra 33 km
District headquarters Guna 49 km

Villages closest to Sileta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sileta village had a population of 275. That makes it the 184th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Sileta village has 142 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sileta has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Sileta covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sileta falls under Bamori tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sileta is Kesholi, about 29 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 village for Sileta.

Sileta is about 49 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sileta is in Bamori tehsil of Guna district. Bamori is about 21 km away. Kesholi is about 29 km away. Chhabra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vardha (2.7 km), Chitoda (2.8 km) and Chitodi (2.8 km).

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

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