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About Tilora Village

Tilora is a large village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,050, made up of 1,575 males and 1,475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Tilora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 3,050
Male Population 1,575
Female Population 1,475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilora compares

By the 2011 count Tilora is the 14th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Tilora

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

How far is Tilora from other places

Tilora lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 2.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tilora
Nearest railway station Jamuawan 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 4.5 km
Nearest town Hisua 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Tilora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj tehsil.

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 Tilora

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilora village had a population of 3,050. That makes it the 14th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Tilora village has 1,575 males and 1,475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilora has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Tilora covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilora falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tilora is Jamuawan, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tilora.

Tilora is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilora is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Jamuawan is about 2.2 km away. Wazirganj is about 4.5 km away. Hisua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makhdumpur (under 2 km), Gobindpur (under 2 km) and Khajuri (under 2 km).

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

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