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About Sialdanga Village

Sialdanga is a small village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 27 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sialdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sialdanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 50.38 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 27
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sialdanga compares

By the 2011 count Sialdanga is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 50.38 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Sialdanga

Sialdanga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sialdanga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sialdanga from other places

Sialdanga lies about 10 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 8.9 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 Sialdanga
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 10 km
District headquarters Birbhum 10 km

Villages closest to Sialdanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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 Sialdanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Sialdanga village had a population of 53. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Sialdanga village has 27 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sialdanga has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Sialdanga is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sialdanga covers 50.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sialdanga falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sialdanga is Nalhati Junction, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sialdanga.

Sialdanga is about 10 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sialdanga is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 7.9 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 8.9 km away. Rampurhat I is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masanpur (3.8 km), Harioka (4.5 km) and Bashuipara (4.9 km).

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

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