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About Silera Village

Silera is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 358 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.62 hectares hectares.

Silera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 401.62 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 358
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Silera compares

By the 2011 count Silera is the 192nd largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 401.62 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Silera

Silera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Silera as Available within 5 - 10 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 Silera from other places

Silera lies about 8.8 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 3.7 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 Silera
Nearest railway station Ratona 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 8.8 km
Nearest town Saugor 8.8 km

Villages closest to Silera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Silera village had a population of 686. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Silera village has 358 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silera has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Silera covers 401.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Silera falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Silera is Ratona, about 3.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Silera.

Silera is about 8.8 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silera is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Ratona is about 3.7 km away. Sagar is about 8.8 km away. Saugor is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berkheri Khurd (under 2 km), Khanpur (2.4 km) and Pathariya Hat (2.8 km).

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

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