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About Siloda Buzurg Village

Siloda Buzurg is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 339 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.39 hectares hectares.

Siloda Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siloda Buzurg village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 215.39 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 339
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siloda Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Siloda Buzurg is the 101st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 215.39 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Siloda Buzurg

Siloda Buzurg is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siloda Buzurg 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siloda Buzurg from other places

Siloda Buzurg lies about 22 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Palia, about 11 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 Siloda Buzurg
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Palia 11 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 19 km
District headquarters Indore 22 km

Villages closest to Siloda Buzurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sawer 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 Siloda Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Siloda Buzurg village had a population of 676. That makes it the 101st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Siloda Buzurg village has 339 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siloda Buzurg has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Siloda Buzurg covers 215.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siloda Buzurg falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Siloda Buzurg is Palia, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Siloda Buzurg.

Siloda Buzurg is about 22 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siloda Buzurg is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Sawer is about 7.5 km away. Palia is about 11 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siloda Khurd (1.6 km), Baloda (1.9 km) and Balodatakun (1.9 km).

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

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