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About Sileth Village

Sileth is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 146 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,260 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sileth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sileth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 9.46 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 146
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,260
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sileth compares

By the 2011 count Sileth is the 22nd largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 9.46 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Sileth

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

Sileth lies about 31 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 42 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 Sileth
Nearest town Pauri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 15 km
District headquarters Garhwal 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 42 km

Villages closest to Sileth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sileth village had a population of 330. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Sileth village has 146 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sileth has about 1260 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Sileth is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sileth covers 9.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sileth falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sileth is Kotdwara, about 42 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 - 10 km distance for Sileth.

Sileth is about 31 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sileth is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 11 km away. Chaubattakhal is about 15 km away. Garhwal is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daliboun (4.1 km), Pabali (4.1 km) and Palli (5.3 km).

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

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