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About Siloli Village

Siloli is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 427 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siloli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siloli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249001
Area (hectares) 160.23 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 427
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siloli compares

By the 2011 count Siloli is the 18th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 160.23 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Siloli

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

Siloli lies about 6.2 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 40 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 Siloli
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 6.2 km
Nearest town Tehri 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 40 km

Villages closest to Siloli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siloli village had a population of 850. That makes it the 18th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Siloli village has 427 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siloli has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Siloli is 249001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siloli covers 160.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siloli falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Siloli is Rishikesh, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Siloli.

Siloli is about 6.2 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siloli is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 6.2 km away. Tehri is about 6.2 km away. Pratapnagar is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotchauri (under 2 km), Kolgaon (under 2 km) and Pachri (under 2 km).

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

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