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About Tilaiya Village

Tilaiya is a mid sized village in Katoria tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 462 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Tilaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilaiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Katoria
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 895
Male Population 462
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilaiya compares

By the 2011 count Tilaiya is the 49th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 619 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Tilaiya

Tilaiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tilaiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Makna, Mothabari, Nawada and Paprewa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tilaiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilaiya village had a population of 895. That makes it the 49th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 619 residents.

Tilaiya village has 462 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilaiya has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Tilaiya covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilaiya falls under Katoria tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Tilaiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tilaiya.

Tilaiya is in Katoria tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tilaiya today is likely to be higher.

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