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About Siloni Village

Siloni is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 42 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siloni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siloni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 10.97 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 42
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siloni compares

By the 2011 count Siloni is the 194th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 10.97 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Siloni

Siloni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Siloni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Siloni from other places

Siloni lies about 46 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 46 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 Siloni
Nearest town Almora 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 29 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 46 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 46 km

Villages closest to Siloni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siloni village had a population of 90. That makes it the 194th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Siloni village has 42 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siloni has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Siloni is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siloni covers 10.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siloni falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Siloni is Kathgodam, about 46 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Siloni.

Siloni is about 46 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siloni is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 9.5 km away. Gangolihat is about 29 km away. Pithoragarh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Futsil (under 2 km), Bhama (1.7 km) and Jogyura (2.4 km).

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

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