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About Sillarpur Village

Sillarpur is a large village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,944, made up of 1,563 males and 1,381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1259.98 hectares hectares.

Sillarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sillarpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Karera
Area (hectares) 1259.98 hectares
Population 2,944
Male Population 1,563
Female Population 1,381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sillarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sillarpur is the 12th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 1259.98 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Sillarpur

Sillarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sillarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sillarpur from other places

Sillarpur lies about 45 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajraha, about 39 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 Sillarpur
Tehsil headquarters Karera 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Khajraha 39 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 45 km

Villages closest to Sillarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sillarpur village had a population of 2,944. That makes it the 12th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Sillarpur village has 1,563 males and 1,381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sillarpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 857.

Sillarpur covers 1259.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sillarpur falls under Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sillarpur is Khajraha, about 39 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sillarpur.

Sillarpur is about 45 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sillarpur is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 3.2 km away. Khajraha is about 39 km away. Shivpuri is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalothara (2.3 km), Jujhai Karera (2.4 km) and Kumharua (3.3 km).

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

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