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About Silkona Village

Silkona is a small village in Zikzak tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 71 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silkona village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794001
Population 151
Male Population 71
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Silkona compares

By the 2011 count Silkona is the 172nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 347 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Silkona

Silkona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Silkona 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. The nearest villages by name are Satboni, Satihari, Sentpara and Silbaripara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Silkona

As per the Census of India 2011, Silkona village had a population of 151. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Silkona village has 71 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silkona has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Silkona is 794001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silkona falls under Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Silkona notes the nearest railway station 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 Silkona.

Silkona is in Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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