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About Sila Talla Village

Sila Talla is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 26 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sila Talla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sila Talla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 39.88 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 26
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
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 Sila Talla compares

By the 2011 count Sila Talla is the 214th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 39.88 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Sila Talla

Sila Talla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sila Talla 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 Sila Talla from other places

Sila Talla 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 Sila Talla
Nearest town Pauri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 31 km
District headquarters Garhwal 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 42 km

Villages closest to Sila Talla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhoomakot 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 Sila Talla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sila Talla village had a population of 65. That makes it the 214th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Sila Talla village has 26 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sila Talla has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Sila Talla is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sila Talla covers 39.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sila Talla falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sila Talla 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sila Talla.

Sila Talla 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.

Sila Talla is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 22 km away. Dhoomakot is about 31 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 Sila Malla (under 2 km), Kamrai (3.1 km) and Kola Talla (5.4 km).

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

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