Silda, West Bengal
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Silda (or Shilda) is a
census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in the Binpur II CD block in the
Jhargram subdivision Jhargram Sadar Subdivision is an administrative Subdivision (till now only Subdivision) of the Jhargram district in the state of West Bengal, India. It became part of the Jhargram district from 4 April 2017 after splitting from the Paschim Medini ...
of the
Jhargram district Jhargram is a district in the state of West Bengal, India.The district lies between the Kangsabati River in the north and the Subarnarekha in the south. Jhargram has one of the lowest population densities among the districts of West Benga ...
in the
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n state of
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.


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 Maoism, officially Mao Zedong Thought, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed while trying to realize a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of China and later the People's Re ...
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 Jhargram is a district in the state of West Bengal, India.The district lies between the Kangsabati River in the north and the Subarnarekha in the south. Jhargram has one of the lowest population densities among the districts of West Benga ...
). 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.


Geography


Location

Silda is surrounded by Jambani Block towards south, Binpur-I Block towards east,
Jhargram Jhargram is a city and a municipality in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jhargram district. It is a popular tourist destination known for its forests, ancient temples and royal pa ...
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.” 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. 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).


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.


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.


Education

Silda Chandra Sekhar College was established in 1971 at Silda. It is affiliated to
Vidyasagar University Vidyasagar University is a Public university, public research university that was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the ''Calcutta Gazette'' on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Me ...
. It offers courses in Bengali, Santali, English, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Commerce, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.


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 Durga Puja (ISO 15919, ISO: , ), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which pays homage to the Hinduism, Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victo ...
: Bijoya Dashami. The people of Jharkhand, Bihar, also gathered here.


Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Silda, with 6 beds.


See also

* Belpahari


References

{{Jhargram District Cities and towns in Jhargram district