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About Sileijor Village

Sileijor is a small village in Jayapatna tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 70 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,229 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sileijor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sileijor village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Jayapatna
Pincode 766018
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 70
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,229
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sileijor compares

By the 2011 count Sileijor is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Sileijor

Sileijor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sileijor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Sagabari, Sanakarlakot, Sankutru and Santemari. 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 Sileijor

As per the Census of India 2011, Sileijor village had a population of 156. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Sileijor village has 70 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sileijor has about 1229 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Sileijor is 766018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sileijor covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sileijor falls under Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sileijor.

Sileijor is in Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Sileijor today is likely to be higher.

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