About Shilona Village

Shilona is a large village in Pusad tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,589, made up of 1,855 males and 1,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2422 hectares hectares.

Shilona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilona village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Pusad
Area (hectares)	2422 hectares
Population	3,589
Male Population	1,855
Female Population	1,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilona compares

By the 2011 count Shilona is the 9th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 2422 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 935.

Getting to Shilona

Shilona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shilona 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 Shilona from other places

Shilona lies about 90 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Bolda, about 42 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 Shilona
Tehsil headquarters	Pusad	18 km
Nearest railway station	Bolda	42 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	90 km

Villages closest to Shilona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilona village had a population of 3,589. That makes it the 9th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Shilona village has 1,855 males and 1,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilona has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Shilona covers 2422 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shilona falls under Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shilona is Bolda, about 42 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 Shilona.

Shilona is about 90 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilona is in Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district. Pusad is about 18 km away. Bolda is about 42 km away. Yavatmal is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.