About Silha Village

Silha is a mid sized village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,131, made up of 606 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silha village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Gwalior
Tehsil	Bhitarwar
Pincode	475220
Area (hectares)	106.36 hectares
Population	1,131
Male Population	606
Female Population	525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Silha compares

By the 2011 count Silha is the 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 106.36 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Silha

Silha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Silha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Silha from other places

Silha lies about 52 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Indergarh, about 30 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 Silha
Tehsil headquarters	Bhitarwar	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Indergarh	30 km
Nearest town	Dabra	32 km
District headquarters	Gwalior	52 km

Villages closest to Silha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Silha village had a population of 1,131. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Silha village has 606 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silha has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Silha is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silha covers 106.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Silha falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Silha is Indergarh, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Silha.

Silha is about 52 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silha is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 7.6 km away. Indergarh is about 30 km away. Dabra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.