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About Tilakpur Village

Tilakpur is a large village in Alamnagar tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,703, made up of 1,913 males and 1,790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilakpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Alamnagar
Pincode 852219
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 3,703
Male Population 1,913
Female Population 1,790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Tilakpur compares

By the 2011 count Tilakpur is the 16th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 14 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 906.

Getting to Tilakpur

Tilakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tilakpur 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 Tilakpur from other places

Tilakpur lies about 37 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bihariganj, about 18 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 Tilakpur
Tehsil headquarters Alamnagar 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Bihariganj 18 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj 18 km
District headquarters Madhepura 37 km

Villages closest to Tilakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilakpur village had a population of 3,703. That makes it the 16th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents.

Tilakpur village has 1,913 males and 1,790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilakpur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Tilakpur is 852219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilakpur covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilakpur falls under Alamnagar tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tilakpur is Bihariganj, about 18 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 Tilakpur.

Tilakpur is about 37 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilakpur is in Alamnagar tehsil of Madhepura district. Alamnagar is about 2.6 km away. Bihariganj is about 18 km away. Bihārīganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshopur (1.5 km), Mohiuddinpur (1.9 km) and Alamnagar (2.6 km).

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

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