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About Silahta Village

Silahta is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,087, made up of 552 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.53 hectares hectares.

Silahta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silahta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 6.53 hectares
Population 1,087
Male Population 552
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Silahta compares

By the 2011 count Silahta is the 92nd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 6.53 hectares work out to about 166 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Silahta

Silahta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Silahta as Available within <5 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 Silahta from other places

Silahta lies about 25 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 7.2 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 Silahta
Nearest railway station Lusa 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 11 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 25 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 25 km

Villages closest to Silahta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Silahta village had a population of 1,087. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Silahta village has 552 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silahta has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Silahta covers 6.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 166 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Silahta falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Silahta is Lusa, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance for Silahta.

Silahta is about 25 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silahta is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Lusa is about 7.2 km away. Ghorawal is about 11 km away. Sonbhadra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Selahata (under 2 km), Jogani (under 2 km) and Kathapura (1.5 km).

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

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