Shillya
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| subdivision_name2 = Purba Bardhaman
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| population_total = 1,272
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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
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=
The Köppen Climate Classification sub-type for this climate is "Aw" (Tropical Savanna Climate).
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|location =Shillya, Burdwan, India
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 78.8
|Feb high F = 81.5
|Mar high F = 94.1
|Apr high F = 99.4
|May high F = 90.7
|Jun high F = 94.9
|Jul high F = 90
|Aug high F = 90.1
|Sep high F = 90.3
|Oct high F = 89.6
|Nov high F = 82.4
|Dec high F = 78.8
|year high F = 88.38
|Jan low F = 53.6
|Feb low F = 59
|Mar low F = 68
|Apr low F = 76.8
|May low F = 78.6
|Jun low F = 78.8
|Jul low F = 77
|Aug low F = 77
|Sep low F = 77
|Oct low F = 76.5
|Nov low F = 63.5
|Dec low F = 54.5
|year low F = 70
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.7
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.5
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.3
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.9
|May precipitation inch = 5
|Jun precipitation inch = 9.6
|Jul precipitation inch = 13.7
|Aug precipitation inch = 12.3
|Sep precipitation inch = 11.4
|Oct precipitation inch = 6.2
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.1
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.2
|year precipitation inch = 5.4
|Jan rain days= 4
|Feb rain days= 3
|Mar rain days= 4
|Apr rain days= 6
|May rain days= 10
|Jun rain days= 18
|Jul rain days= 23
|Aug rain days= 22
|Sep rain days= 18
|Oct rain days= 11
|Nov rain days= 3
|Dec rain days= 1
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Retrieved on 6 October 2013.
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Population
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| [http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/319922-shilla-west-bengal.html Data] | Total people | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male: | 646 | 259 | 2 |
| Female: | 626 | 262 | 2 |
| Total: | 1272 | 521 | 4 |
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| 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.
[http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/319922-shilla-west-bengal.html View Census Report]
Neighbourhoods
The village Shilla has neighbourhoods or paras.
=Upper Shillya=
It is known as Upper Shillya as this part has higher ground level than other parts of Shilla.
=Namo Shillya=
It is known as Namo Shilla (Namo means lower) because this part is lower than the other parts of Shilla.
=Shillya ghat=
It is known as Shillaghat/Shillyaghat (ghat means collecting centre of sand or bank of river) as it is the sand collecting spot.
Culture
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
File:Sunset1 shillya.jpg|Sunset at Shillya
File:Nouka1 shillya.jpg|Evening at Shillya
File:Nabapatrika shillya.jpg|Damodar River at Shillya
File:Missiontemple shillya.jpg|Shillya mission temple
File:Durga shillya.jpg|Durga of Shillya
File:Durga2 shillya.jpg|Durga Murti
File:Durgatala1 shillya.jpg|Upar Shillya Durgatala
References
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