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About Silanda Village

Silanda is a mid sized village in Sindhekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,041, made up of 548 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silanda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Sindhekela
Pincode 767035
Area (hectares) 350 hectares
Population 1,041
Male Population 548
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Silanda compares

By the 2011 count Silanda is the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Silanda

Silanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Silanda as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Putulatalai, Salebarat, Salemudagan and Salemudga. 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 Silanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Silanda village had a population of 1,041. That makes it the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Silanda village has 548 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silanda has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Silanda is 767035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silanda covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Silanda falls under Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The census record for Silanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Silanda.

Silanda is in Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir 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 Silanda today is likely to be higher.

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