About Shilla Village

Shilla is a mid sized village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,272, made up of 646 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilla village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Galsi I
Pincode	713403
Area (hectares)	164.22 hectares
Population	1,272
Male Population	646
Female Population	626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilla compares

By the 2011 count Shilla is the 43rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 164.22 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Shilla

Shilla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shilla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rampur, Ranadi, Randiha and Sandipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shilla

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilla village had a population of 1,272. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Shilla village has 646 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilla has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Shilla is 713403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilla covers 164.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shilla falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shilla notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Shilla.

Shilla is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.