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About Silaura Village

Silaura is a small village in Tyuni tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 145 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silaura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Tyuni
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 80.93 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 145
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Silaura compares

By the 2011 count Silaura is the 45th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 414 residents. Its 80.93 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Silaura

Silaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Silaura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Silaura from other places

Silaura lies about 14 km from Dehradun, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, 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 Silaura
Nearest town Rāipur 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tyuni 14 km
District headquarters Dehradun 14 km

Villages closest to Silaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Silaura village had a population of 316. That makes it the 45th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 414 residents.

Silaura village has 145 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silaura has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Silaura is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silaura covers 80.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Silaura falls under Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Silaura is Harrawala, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Silaura.

Silaura is about 14 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silaura is in Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district. Rāipur is about 9.8 km away. Harrawala is about 14 km away. Tyuni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hartal (3.6 km), Phanar (6.2 km) and Kaba Khera (12 km).

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

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