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Silla

सिल्ला
Bhatwari mandal
Pincode 249135
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Silla observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Silla

  • Pilot Baba ashram · 3.9 km

Named places of worship on record

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUMITRA DEVI
Contact: 74****5010
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LGD code
40753
Pincode
249135
Post office
Bhatwari
Population
492
Households
112
Literacy rate
56.7%
Sex ratio
1177 ♀/1000♂
Workers
347
Distance to district centre
22 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
77 km
Distance to Delhi
276 km
Nearest railway station
Harrawala · 76 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Maneri · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Silla compares

By population, Silla ranks #14 of 50 villages in Bhatwari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.7%
−15.5% vs mandal average
Silla
56.7%
Bhatwari mandal
72.2%
Uttar Kashi district
65.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,177
+334 vs mandal average
Silla
1,177
Bhatwari mandal
843
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
Silla
4.4
Bhatwari mandal
3.9

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

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Silla at a glance

Silla is a village of 492 people in 112 households (Census 2011) in Bhatwari tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 14th-largest of 50 villages in Bhatwari tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 16 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,177 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Uttar Kashi district centre, 76 km from Harrawala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 249135, served by Bhatwari post office; the LGD village code is 40753. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Maneri, 10 km away. The sarpanch is SUMITRA DEVI, and the village votes in Gangotri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Singh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 580 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Silla

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Silla · this village49257%
Jhala · Bhatwari64476%0 km N
Malla · Bhatwari84966%0 km N
Jokani · Bhatwari10766%2.7 km NW
Galai · Garud63162%3 km S
Pahi · Bhatwari33873%3 km NW
Kumalti · Bhatwari19475%3 km W

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Key facts — Silla

LGD code
40753
Pincode
249135
Post office
Bhatwari
Population (Census 2011)
492
Population (projected 2026)
580
Households
112
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1177
Literacy rate
56.7%
Coordinates
30.77120°N, 78.63251°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Tehri Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gangotri
Member of Parliament
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Singh Chauhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUMITRA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Bhatwari
Getting there

How to reach Silla

Mandal centre
Bhatwari · ≈ 4.9 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Uttar Kashi · ≈ 22 km
≈ 46 min by car · 55 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun77 kmcapital
  • Delhi276 km
  • Kolkata1328 km
  • Mumbai1423 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationHarrawala76 km
  • Bus stopBus station5 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Maneri10 km
  • Police stationCheckpoint46 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Silla

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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