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About Sillibari Village

Sillibari is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 705 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sillibari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sillibari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 165.73 hectares
Population 1,376
Male Population 705
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sillibari compares

By the 2011 count Sillibari is the 27th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 165.73 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sillibari

Sillibari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sillibari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sillibari from other places

Sillibari lies about 22 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nachinda, about under 2 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 Sillibari
Nearest railway station Nachinda under 2 km
Nearest town Contai 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai III 22 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 22 km

Villages closest to Sillibari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai III 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 Sillibari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sillibari village had a population of 1,376. That makes it the 27th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Sillibari village has 705 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sillibari has about 952 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 945.

The pincode recorded for Sillibari is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sillibari covers 165.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sillibari falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sillibari is Nachinda, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sillibari.

Sillibari is about 22 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sillibari is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nachinda is about under 2 km away. Contai is about 10 km away. Contai III is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siuli Bar (under 2 km), Nachinda (1.6 km) and Karalda Nimak Bar (5.0 km).

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

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