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About Silimaposi Village

Silimaposi is a small village in Raruan tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 127 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silimaposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silimaposi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Raruan
Pincode 757039
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 127
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Silimaposi compares

By the 2011 count Silimaposi is the 52nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Silimaposi

Silimaposi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Silimaposi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Silimaposi from other places

Silimaposi lies about 95 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 33 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 Silimaposi
Tehsil headquarters Raruan 6.6 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 24 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 33 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 95 km

Villages closest to Silimaposi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Silimaposi village had a population of 271. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Silimaposi village has 127 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silimaposi has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Silimaposi is 757039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silimaposi covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Silimaposi falls under Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Silimaposi is Porjanpur, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Silimaposi is about 95 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silimaposi is in Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Raruan is about 6.6 km away. Karanjiā is about 24 km away. Porjanpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghikhalli (under 2 km), Uttaraposi (under 2 km) and Ekaghari (2.1 km).

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

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