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About Sileth Village

Sileth is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 80 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, 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 Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 53.59 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 80
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sileth compares

By the 2011 count Sileth is the 127th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 53.59 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Sileth

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

Sileth lies about 4.3 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 15 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
District headquarters Garhwal 4.3 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 14 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 15 km

Villages closest to Sileth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotdwara 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 175. That makes it the 127th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Sileth village has 80 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sileth has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Sileth is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sileth covers 53.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sileth falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sileth is Kotdwara, about 15 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 Sileth.

Sileth is about 4.3 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 Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 4.3 km away. Kotdwāra is about 14 km away. Kotdwara is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhyuleth (under 2 km), Jugarsain (under 2 km) and Ubani (under 2 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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