About Shilhat Village

Shilhat is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 135 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1261.98 hectares hectares.

Shilhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilhat village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Robertsganj
Area (hectares)	1261.98 hectares
Population	259
Male Population	135
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Shilhat compares

By the 2011 count Shilhat is the 548th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 1261.98 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shilhat

Shilhat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shilhat 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shilhat from other places

Shilhat lies about 15 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 14 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 Shilhat
Nearest railway station	Khairahi	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Robertsganj	15 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	15 km

Villages closest to Shilhat

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

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Common questions about Shilhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilhat village had a population of 259. That makes it the 548th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shilhat village has 135 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilhat has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Shilhat covers 1261.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shilhat falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shilhat is Khairahi, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shilhat.

Shilhat is about 15 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilhat is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 14 km away. Robertsganj is about 15 km away. Sonbhadra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.