Silli is a village in the
Silli CD block
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in the
Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the
Ranchi district in the
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Jharkhand
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Geography
Location
Silli is located at .
The
Subarnarekha River forms the boundary with Purulia district in West Bengal before flowing through
Seraikela Kharsawan district.
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
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, 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. A major part of the
North Karanpura Area
North Karanpura Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located in the Ranchi district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
The projects of the North Karanpura Area are: Churi underground, Dakra Bukbuka opencast, K ...
and some fringe areas of the
Piparwar Area of the
Central Coalfields Limited, both located in the
North Karanpura Coalfield, are in Ranchi district. There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence. 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..
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.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Silli CD block are located at Silli.
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).
Transport
There are stations at
Muri and Silli on the
Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
The Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line is a railway line connecting NSC Bose Gomoh and in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway and South Eastern Railway.
History
The -wide narrow-gauge Puruli ...
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State Highway 1
The following highways are numbered 1.
For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads.
For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads.
For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads.
For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads.
For roads numbered S ...
(Ranchi-Silli-Muri Road), an important roadway in Ranchi district, passes through Silli.
Education
Silli College, established in 1980, is affiliated with
Ranchi University and offers courses in arts, science and commerce. It has 5,277 students.
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.
Rudset Institute, a rural development and self-employment and training institute, was established at Silli in 2011. It organises skill development programmes.
Sports
Silli Stadium with a capacity of 20,000 is used mainly for football. It has synthetic turf which was laid by the organisation who had laid the synthetic turf for the
Salt Lake Stadium
The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK; ), commonly known as the Salt Lake Stadium, is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium located in Bidhannagar, with current capacity of 85,000 spectators. Named after Swami Vivekananda, the stadium f ...
at Kolkata.
References
Villages in Ranchi district
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