About Sil Gaon Village

Sil Gaon is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 137 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sil Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sil Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Rudraprayag
Tehsil	Jakholi
Pincode	246475
Area (hectares)	63.56 hectares
Population	309
Male Population	137
Female Population	172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,255
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 Sil Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Sil Gaon is the 81st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 63.56 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1247.

Getting to Sil Gaon

Sil Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sil Gaon 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 Sil Gaon from other places

Sil Gaon lies about 102 km from Rudraprayag, 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 Sil Gaon
Nearest town	Almora	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jakholi	34 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	46 km
District headquarters	Rudraprayag	102 km

Villages closest to Sil Gaon

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

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Common questions about Sil Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Sil Gaon village had a population of 309. That makes it the 81st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Sil Gaon village has 137 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sil Gaon has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Sil Gaon is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sil Gaon covers 63.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sil Gaon falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sil Gaon 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 Sil Gaon.

Sil Gaon is about 102 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sil Gaon is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Almora is about 9.5 km away. Jakholi is about 34 km away. Kathgodam is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.