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Shillya

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Shillya
Village
Shillya is located in West Bengal
Shillya
Shillya
Location in West Bengal, India
Shillya is located in India
Shillya
Shillya
Shillya (India)
Coordinates: 23°17′37″N 87°34′23″E / 23.29361°N 87.57306°E / 23.29361; 87.57306
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,272
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGalsi
Websitebardhaman.gov.in

Shillya also spelled as Shilla or Silla is a village located in Lowa Ramgopalpur Gram Payanchayet in Galsi I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal in India.

Geography

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Shillya village is located at 23.2937 N 87.572952 E, on the bank of Damodar River. It is under Galsi (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Climate

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The Köppen Climate Classification sub-type for this climate is "Aw" (Tropical Savanna Climate).

Climate data for Shillya, Burdwan, India
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8) 		27.5
(81.5) 		34.5
(94.1) 		37.4
(99.4) 		32.6
(90.7) 		34.9
(94.9) 		32
(90) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.0
(89.6) 		28.0
(82.4) 		26.0
(78.8) 		31.32
(88.38)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6) 		15
(59) 		20
(68) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.9
(78.6) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24.7
(76.5) 		17.5
(63.5) 		12.5
(54.5) 		21
(70)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18
(0.7) 		38
(1.5) 		33
(1.3) 		48
(1.9) 		130
(5) 		240
(9.6) 		350
(13.7) 		310
(12.3) 		290
(11.4) 		160
(6.2) 		28
(1.1) 		5.1
(0.2) 		140
(5.4)
Average rainy days 4 3 4 6 10 18 23 22 18 11 3 1 123
Source: Weather2[1]

Population

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Data Total people SC ST
Male: 646 259 2
Female: 626 262 2
Total: 1272 521 4
Header text Sex Ratio Literacy
Shillya 969 78.55%
West Bengal 950 76.26%

There are 285 families and total population of the village is 1272. Among them 646 are males and 626 are females. There are 521 Scheduled Caste (259 males and 262 females) and 4 Scheduled Tribe (2 males and 2 females). The average sex ratio of this village is 969 which is greater than West Bengal average of 950. Literary rate of this village is 78.55% (male 83.39% and female 73.49%) which is also greater than West Bengal literacy which is 76.26%. Here 40.96% of people are from Scheduled Caste and 0.31% people are from Scheduled Tribe. [2]

Neighbourhoods

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The village Shilla has neighbourhoods or paras.

Upper Shillya

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It is known as Upper Shillya as this part has higher ground level than other parts of Shilla.

Namo Shillya

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It is known as Namo Shilla (Namo means lower) because this part is lower than the other parts of Shilla.

Shillya ghat

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It is known as Shillaghat/Shillyaghat (ghat means collecting centre of sand or bank of river) as it is the sand collecting spot.

Culture

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There are two temples of the Hindu goddess Durga at Upper Shilla. There are also three temples of Devi Kali and two temples of Devi Manasa at Upper Shilla. There is another temple of Durga at Namo Shilla. A small fair is organized here in the winter season (on the last day of the Bengali month Poush) beside the Damodar River.

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  • Sunset at Shillya
    Sunset at Shillya
  • Evening at Shillya
    Evening at Shillya
  • Damodar River at Shillya
    Damodar River at Shillya
  • Shillya mission temple
    Shillya mission temple
  • Durga of Shillya
    Durga of Shillya
  • Durga Murti
    Durga Murti
  • Upar Shillya Durgatala
    Upar Shillya Durgatala

References

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  1. ^ "weather2.com". Weather2. 2013. Retrieved on 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ View Census Report
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