About Tilkai Village

Tilkai is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 874 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares.

Tilkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilkai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Makhdumpur
Area (hectares)	173 hectares
Population	1,826
Male Population	874
Female Population	952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,089
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tilkai compares

By the 2011 count Tilkai is the 47th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Tilkai

Tilkai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tilkai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilkai from other places

Tilkai lies about 17 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 7.3 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 Tilkai
Nearest railway station	Makhdumpur Gaya	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Makhdumpur	8.0 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	17 km

Villages closest to Tilkai

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

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Common questions about Tilkai

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilkai village had a population of 1,826. That makes it the 47th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Tilkai village has 874 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilkai has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Tilkai covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilkai falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tilkai is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Tilkai is about 17 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilkai is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 7.3 km away. Makhdumpur is about 8.0 km away. Jehanabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.