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Sil

सिल
Devalthal mandal
Pincode 262542
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LGD code
49330
Pincode
262542
Post office
Dewalthal
Population
134
Households
35
Literacy rate
73.9%
Sex ratio
1094 ♀/1000♂
Workers
39
Distance to district centre
10 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
186 km
Distance to Delhi
303 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Jalmani · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sil compares

By population, Sil ranks #37 of 73 villages in Devalthal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
73.9%
+0.9% vs mandal average
Sil
73.9%
Devalthal mandal
73.0%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,094
−16 vs mandal average
Sil
1,094
Devalthal mandal
1,110
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
Sil
3.8
Devalthal mandal
4.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sil at a glance

Sil is a village of 134 people in 35 households (Census 2011) in Devalthal tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 37th-largest of 73 villages in Devalthal tehsil. Literacy is 74%, about the same as the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,094 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 54 km from Kafara, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262542, served by Dewalthal post office; the LGD village code is 49330. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jalmani, 10 km away. The village votes in Kapkote assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Gariya. The population is estimated at 158 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sil

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sil · this village13474%
Rin · Devalthal19369%0 km N
Usail · Devalthal52375%0 km N
Jasrauli · Kapkot14767%1.6 km W
Pathrauli · Devalthal17367%1.6 km W
Pagrauli · Devalthal29678%1.6 km W
Hichauri · Kapkot31276%1.6 km W

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Key facts — Sil

LGD code
49330
Pincode
262542
Post office
Dewalthal
Population (Census 2011)
134
Population (projected 2026)
158
Households
35
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1094
Literacy rate
73.9%
Coordinates
29.95581°N, 79.92380°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kapkote
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Gariya
Block / Mandal
Devalthal
Getting there

How to reach Sil

Mandal centre
Devalthal · ≈ 2.9 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 9.6 km
≈ 20 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 51 min by car · 2 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun186 kmcapital
  • Delhi303 km
  • Kolkata1175 km
  • Mumbai1403 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station21 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jalmani10 km
  • ATM / bankAlmora Urban Cooperative Bank Limited20 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump33 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda16 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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