Sillaਸਿੱਲਾ

Where is Silla?

Silla is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Kabirpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029463, and it covers 122 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 10 people in Silla: 9 men and 1 women, living in 1 households, an average of about 10.0 people per household. Spread over its 122 hectares, the population density works out to about 8 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 111 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.78 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 8 workers, about 80 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 6, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Silla's land. Of the village's 122 hectares, 121 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (121 hectares). About 0 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 6 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Silla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thakar Kaura, Kabirpur, Kishanpur Ghurka and Patti Bhalu Bahadur.

What is the population of Silla?

The population of Silla was 10 at the 2011 census, living in 1 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Silla have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Silla has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.