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About Silhata Village

Silhata is a mid sized village in Rudrapur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,484, made up of 690 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silhata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Rudrapur
Pincode 274206
Area (hectares) 223.98 hectares
Population 1,484
Male Population 690
Female Population 794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Silhata compares

By the 2011 count Silhata is the 99th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 223.98 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Silhata

Silhata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Silhata as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Silhata from other places

Silhata lies about 48 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Unaula, 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 Silhata
Nearest railway station Unaula 4.2 km
Nearest town Gorakhpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudrapur 26 km
District headquarters Deoria 48 km

Villages closest to Silhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Silhata village had a population of 1,484. That makes it the 99th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Silhata village has 690 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silhata has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Silhata is 274206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silhata covers 223.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Silhata falls under Rudrapur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Silhata is Unaula, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Silhata is about 48 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silhata is in Rudrapur tehsil of Deoria district. Unaula is about 4.2 km away. Gorakhpur is about 11 km away. Rudrapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakwahar Urf Chakwa (2.8 km), Langra (3.2 km) and Jungle Bhusaul (3.5 km).

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

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