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About Silokhra Village

Silokhra is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,532, made up of 1,259 males and 1,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silokhra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 212109
Area (hectares) 171.55 hectares
Population 2,532
Male Population 1,259
Female Population 1,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Silokhra compares

By the 2011 count Silokhra is the 91st largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 171.55 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Silokhra

Silokhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Silokhra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Silokhra from other places

Silokhra lies about 21 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Chandi, about 4.2 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 Silokhra
Nearest railway station Sarai Chandi 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 9.9 km
District headquarters Allahabad 21 km

Villages closest to Silokhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Silokhra village had a population of 2,532. That makes it the 91st largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Silokhra village has 1,259 males and 1,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silokhra has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Silokhra is 212109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silokhra covers 171.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Silokhra falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Silokhra is Sarai Chandi, about 4.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Silokhra.

Silokhra is about 21 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silokhra is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Sarai Chandi is about 4.2 km away. Phulpur is about 9.9 km away. Allahabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tulsipatti (under 2 km), Basaudha (under 2 km) and Bharatpur (1.5 km).

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

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