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About Lilja Village

Lilja is a mid sized village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 288 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lilja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lilja village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhepur
Pincode 847408
Area (hectares) 79.7 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 288
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Lilja compares

By the 2011 count Lilja is the 69th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 79.7 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Lilja

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

Lilja lies about 46 km from Madhubani. 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 Lilja
Tehsil headquarters Madhepur 11 km
Nearest town Supaul 16 km
District headquarters Madhubani 46 km

Villages closest to Lilja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lilja village had a population of 545. That makes it the 69th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Lilja village has 288 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lilja has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Lilja is 847408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lilja covers 79.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lilja falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The census record for Lilja 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lilja.

Lilja is about 46 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lilja is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 11 km away. Supaul is about 16 km away. Madhubani is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsauni (under 2 km), Tangraha (under 2 km) and Bhargawan (2.5 km).

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

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