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About Tilanga Village

Tilanga is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,424, made up of 1,278 males and 1,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349 hectares hectares.

Tilanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilanga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 349 hectares
Population 2,424
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tilanga compares

By the 2011 count Tilanga is the 45th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 349 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Tilanga

The census records public bus service for Tilanga as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilanga from other places

Tilanga lies about 37 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 5.2 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 Tilanga
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 8.4 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 37 km

Villages closest to Tilanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilanga village had a population of 2,424. That makes it the 45th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Tilanga village has 1,278 males and 1,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilanga has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Tilanga covers 349 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilanga falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tilanga is Surja Kama, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tilanga.

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

Tilanga is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Surja Kama is about 5.2 km away. Amour is about 8.4 km away. Kishanganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalchura (under 2 km), Damraha (under 2 km) and Haphanian (under 2 km).

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

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