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Village in West Bengal, India

Shillya

Village

Shillya

Location in West Bengal, India

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Shillya

Shillya (India)

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Coordinates: 23°17′37″N 87°34′23″E﻿ / ﻿23.29361°N 87.57306°E﻿ / 23.29361; 87.57306
Country|  India
State| West Bengal
District| Purba Bardhaman
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 1,272
Languages

• Official| Bengali, English
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency| Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency| Galsi
Website| bardhaman.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

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|
|

Male: | 646 | 259 | 2
Female: | 626 | 262 | 2
Total: | 1272 | 521 | 4
Header text | Sex Ratio | Literacy

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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.

## Gallery

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* Sunset at Shillya

* Evening at Shillya

* Damodar River at Shillya

* Shillya mission temple

* Durga of Shillya

* Durga Murti

* 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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Cities, towns and locations in Purba Bardhaman district, Burdwan division

Cities, municipal
and census towns|

| Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision|

* Bahir Sarbamangala
* Bardhaman
* Bud Bud
* Gangpur
* Goda
* Guskara
* Mirzapur
* Nari
* Raipur
* Sukdal

|

Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision|

* Alipur
* Memari
* Seharabazar

Kalna subdivision|

* Dhatrigram
* Gopinathpur
* Hatsimla
* Jaluidanga
* Kalna
* Nasratpur
* Piarinagar
* Srirampur
* Shashpur
* Uttar Goara

Katwa subdivision|

* Dainhat
* Katwa
* Panuhat

Divisions of West Bengal

Locations
other than cities and towns|

| Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision|

* Adrahati
* Amrargar
* Ausgram
* Balgona
* Bamshore
* Bamunara
* Barshul
* Bharatpur
* Bhatar
* Bononabagram
* Channa
* Dwariapur
* Galsi
* Hatgobindapur
* Jamtara
* Kasba
* Kamnara
* Kandorsona
* Kurmun
* Mankar
* Palitpur
* Panchkula
* Palsit
* Pursha
* Randiha
* Saktigarh

|

Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision|

* Badulia
* Debipur
* Gotan
* Jamalpur
* Kamargoria
* Khandaghosh
* Kumirkola
* Madhabdihi
* Maheshbati
* Masagram
* Muidhara
* Nabagram
* Pahalanpur
* Paharhati
* Raina
* Rasulpur
* Sagrai
* Sankari
* Shyamsundar
* Uchalan
* Ukhrid

Kalna subdivision|

* Atgharia
* Badla
* Baidyapur
* Hasanhati
* Kaigram
* Kusumgram
* Majida
* Monteswar
* Nadanghat
* Parulia
* Patuli
* Purbasthali
* Putsuri
* Rangapara
* Routhgram
* Samudragarh
* Singarkone
* Udaypur

Katwa subdivision|

* Bankapasi
* Chandrapur
* Gangatikuri
* Gonna Serandi
* Jajigram
* Jhamatpur
* Kandra
* Karui
* Ketugram
* Kogram
* Kshirgram
* Kuara
* Majigram
* Mongalkote
* Nutanhat
* Singot
* Sribati
* Srikhanda
* Uddharanpur

Related topics|

* Purba Bardhaman topics
* People from Purba Bardhaman district
* Villages in Purba Bardhaman district

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