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About Silli Village

Silli is a mid sized village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 412 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 38.01 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 412
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Silli compares

By the 2011 count Silli is the 19th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 38.01 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Silli

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

Silli lies about 12 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 55 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 Silli
Tehsil headquarters Garud 12 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 12 km
Nearest town Almora 16 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 55 km

Villages closest to Silli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Silli village had a population of 809. That makes it the 19th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Silli village has 412 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silli has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Silli is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silli covers 38.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Silli falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Silli is Kathgodam, about 55 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 village for Silli.

Silli is about 12 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silli is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 12 km away. Bageshwar is about 12 km away. Almora is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandalsera (2.8 km), Garkhet (6.8 km) and Malla Paya (7.3 km).

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

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