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About Tilai Village

Tilai is a mid sized village in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,944, made up of 1,022 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.1 hectares hectares.

Tilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Andhratharhi
Area (hectares) 108.1 hectares
Population 1,944
Male Population 1,022
Female Population 922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tilai compares

By the 2011 count Tilai is the 31st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 108.1 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Tilai

Tilai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tilai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tilai from other places

Tilai lies about 18 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Chandeshwarsthan, about 7.0 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 Tilai
Nearest railway station Chandeshwarsthan 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Andhratharhi 8.9 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 11 km
District headquarters Madhubani 18 km

Villages closest to Tilai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilai village had a population of 1,944. That makes it the 31st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Tilai village has 1,022 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilai has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Tilai covers 108.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tilai falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tilai is Chandeshwarsthan, about 7.0 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 <5 km distance for Tilai.

Tilai is about 18 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilai is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Chandeshwarsthan is about 7.0 km away. Andhratharhi is about 8.9 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajanpura (under 2 km), Mailam (under 2 km) and Gangdwar (under 2 km).

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

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