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About Tilkapur Village

Tilkapur is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,586, made up of 845 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilkapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Pincode 821107
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 1,586
Male Population 845
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Tilkapur compares

By the 2011 count Tilkapur is the 41st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Tilkapur

Tilkapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tilkapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilkapur from other places

Tilkapur lies about 21 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 7.1 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 Tilkapur
Nearest town Nabīnagar 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 21 km
District headquarters Rohtas 21 km

Villages closest to Tilkapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilkapur village had a population of 1,586. That makes it the 41st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Tilkapur village has 845 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilkapur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Tilkapur is 821107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilkapur covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilkapur falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tilkapur is Kajrat Nawadih, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Tilkapur is about 21 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilkapur is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Nabīnagar is about 1.9 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 7.1 km away. Kargahar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhan Barahta (1.8 km), Barahta (1.8 km) and Basdiha (2.5 km).

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

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