Silli

Silli
Village
Silli Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Silli Silli (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°21′01″N85°51′05″E / 23.3503°N 85.8513°E / 23.3503; 85.8513
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,222
Languages (*For language details see Silli block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Kudmali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835102
Telephone/ STD code	06522
Vehicle registration	JH 01
Literacy	77.27%
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranchi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Silli
Website	ranchi.nic.in

Silli is a village in the Silli CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Ranchi district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: tourist centre, D: dam, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Silli is located at 23°21′01″N85°51′05″E / 23.3503°N 85.8513°E / 23.3503; 85.8513 .

The Subarnarekha River forms the boundary with Purulia district in West Bengal before flowing through Seraikela Kharsawan district. ^{[1] [2]}

Area overview

The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over Silli, Rahe, Sonahatu and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near Ratu, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at Hundru Falls. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map. ^[3] A major part of the North Karanpura Area and some fringe areas of the Piparwar Area of the Central Coalfields Limited, both located in the North Karanpura Coalfield, are in Ranchi district. ^{[4] [5]} There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence. ^[6] Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population. ^[7]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Silli. ^[8]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Silli CD block are located at Silli. ^[9]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Silli had a total population of 5,222, of which 2,684 (51%) were males and 2,538 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 668. The total number of literate persons in Silli was 3,519 (77.27% of the population over 6 years). ^[10]

Transport

There are stations at Muri and Silli on the Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line. ^[11]

State Highway 1 (Ranchi-Silli-Muri Road), an important roadway in Ranchi district, passes through Silli. ^{[12] [13]}

Education

Silli College, established in 1980, is affiliated with Ranchi University and offers courses in arts, science and commerce. It has 5,277 students. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

SS High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1948. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. It has a library with 262 books. ^[17]

Rudset Institute, a rural development and self-employment and training institute, was established at Silli in 2011. It organises skill development programmes. ^[18]

Sports

Silli Stadium with a capacity of 20,000 is used mainly for football. ^[19] It has synthetic turf which was laid by the organisation who had laid the synthetic turf for the Salt Lake Stadium at Kolkata. ^[20]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 11: Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
2. "Purulia District, West Bengal: District Survey Report" (PDF). Page 11: Physiography of the district. RSP Green Development & Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
3. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
4. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – North Karanpura. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
5. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – Piparwar. CCL. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
6. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 14: Industry. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
7. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 10-11: Physiography, Drainage. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
8. "District Police Profile - Ranchi". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
9. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Ranchi district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
10. "District Census Handbook, Ranchi , Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 373,879, page 196-197. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
11. "5336 Ranchi-Dhanbad Passenger". Time Table. Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
12. "District Census Handbook Ranchi, Census of India 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 15 Transport. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
13. Google maps
14. "Silli College, Silli". SC. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
15. "Silli College, Silli, Ranchi". TargetAdmission. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
16. "Affiliated Colleges". Ranchi University. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
17. "SS+2 High School Silli". Schools.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
18. "Rudest Institute, Ranchi". RI. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
19. "Stadiums in India". World Stadiums.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
20. "Football". Innovative products – synthetic turf. Great Spots Tech. Retrieved 13 September 2021.