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About Sildo Village

Sildo is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 37 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,297 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sildo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sildo village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 71.67 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 37
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,297
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 Sildo compares

By the 2011 count Sildo is the 156th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 71.67 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1140.

Getting to Sildo

Sildo is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sildo 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 Sildo from other places

Sildo lies about 31 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Sildo
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 5.0 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 31 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 83 km

Villages closest to Sildo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sildo village had a population of 85. That makes it the 156th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Sildo village has 37 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sildo has about 1297 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Sildo is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sildo covers 71.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sildo falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sildo is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Sildo.

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

Sildo is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 5.0 km away. Pithoragarh is about 31 km away. Pithorāgarh 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 Sainar (under 2 km), Bamret Bhakunda (under 2 km) and Kalet (2.7 km).

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

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