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About Sil Village

Sil is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 64 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sil village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 25.42 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 64
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
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 Sil compares

By the 2011 count Sil is the 188th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 25.42 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Sil

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

Sil 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 Sil
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 12 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 31 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 83 km

Villages closest to Sil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sil village had a population of 134. That makes it the 188th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Sil village has 64 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sil has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1103.

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

Sil covers 25.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sil falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sil 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 Sil.

Sil 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.

Sil is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 12 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 Barigaon (under 2 km), Banigaon (1.7 km) and Chausal (1.7 km).

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

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