Silda, West Bengal

Silda
Census Town
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Coordinates: 22°37′00″N86°49′06″E / 22.6167778°N 86.8182685°E / 22.6167778; 86.8182685
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Jhargram district
Elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,724
Languages
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	jhargram.gov.in

Silda (or Shilda) is a census town in the Binpur II CD block in the Jhargram subdivision of the Jhargram district in the Indian state of West Bengal. ^[1]

History

Chuar revolt

A raja's palace is situated at Silda. The Raja of Silda state, Raja Mangobinda Roy, revolted against the British Government. This revolution is called Chuar Bidroho.

Silda Camp Attack , 2010

On 15 February 2010, Maoists attacked Silda camp of Eastern Frontier Rifles in which 24 personnel or jawans were killed. The camp was located in the midst of bustling market area of Silda in West Midnapore district (now in Jhargram district ). ^{[2] [3]} The family of slain police personnel received compensation of Rs. 15 lakh from the Centre and the State, while Rs. 1 lakh was given to families of civilians killed by Maoists.^{[ citation needed ]}

Geography

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Cities and towns in Jhargram subdivision of Jhargram district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Silda is surrounded by Jambani Block towards south, Binpur-I Block towards east, Jhargram Block towards south, Sarenga Block towards north. Pin code of silda is 721515.

Area overview

Jhargram subdivision, the only one in Jhargram district, shown in the map alongside, is composed of hills, mounds and rolling lands. It is rather succinctly described in the District Human Development Report, 2011 (at that time it was part of Paschim Medinipur district), “The western boundary is more broken and picturesque, for the lower ranges of the Chhotanagpur Hills line the horizon, the jungle assumes the character of forest, and large trees begin to predominate. The soil, however, is lateritic, a considerable area is unproductive, almost uninhabited, especially in the extreme north-west where there are several hills over 1000 feet in height. The remainder of the country is an almost level plain broken only by the sand hills.” ^[4] 3.48% of the population lives in urban areas and 96.52% lives in the rural areas. 20.11% of the total population belonged to scheduled castes and 29.37% belonged to scheduled tribes. ^[5]

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Shilda had a total population of 5,724, of which 2,861 (50%) were males and 2,863 (50%) were females. There were 540 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Shilda was 4,218 (81.37% of the population over 6 years). ^[6]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Paschim Medinipur, Shilda covered an area of 1.3776 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 3 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, service reservoir, tap water from treated and untreated sources. It had 503 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 7 medicine shops in the town, the nearest dispensary/ health centre being 4 km away . Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 2 senior secondary school, 1 general degree college. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training institution. Among the social cultural and recreational facilities, it had 2 working women’s hostels, 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room. Three important commodities it produced were rice, stone chip, saw mill. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society and 2 non-agricultural credit societies. ^[7]

Transport

State Highway 9 running from Durgapur (in Paschim Bardhaman district) to Nayagram (in Jhargram district) and State Highway 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Paschim Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur) pass through Silda. ^[8]

Education

Silda Chandra Sekhar College was established in 1971 at Silda. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. It offers courses in Bengali, Santali, English, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Commerce, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. ^[9]

Culture

Bhairav Than about two km north of Silda Town is an ancient Temple. Here God Shiva is worshipped as Baba Bhairav. A Gramin Mela is held every year on the occasion of Durga Puja: Bijoya Dashami. The people of Jharkhand, Bihar, also gathered here.

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Silda, with 6 beds. ^[10]

See also

• Belpahari

References

1. "Shilda City Population Census 2011 - West Bengal". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
2. "Maoist attack on Silda EFR camp: Buddhadeb says 'failure at the camp level'". The Hindu. 18 March 2010. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 4 November 2015.
3. "After 3 years, Silda attacker held in TN". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
4. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". pages 4-5. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
5. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
6. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
7. "District Census Handbook Paschim Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 2827-2833; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 2827; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 2829; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 2830; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2831, Page 2832; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 2832,2833; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
8. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
9. "Silda Chandra Sekhar College". College Admission. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
10. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 September 2020.