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About Tilai Village

Tilai is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,922, made up of 1,033 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares.

Tilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 1,922
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilai compares

By the 2011 count Tilai is the 28th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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 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 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 53 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, about 6.5 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 Khairadih Halt 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 7.6 km
District headquarters Rohtas 53 km

Villages closest to Tilai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nokha 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 1,922. That makes it the 28th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Tilai village has 1,033 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilai has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Tilai covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilai falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tilai is Khairadih Halt, about 6.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tilai.

Tilai is about 53 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilai is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Khairadih Halt is about 6.5 km away. Nokha is about 7.6 km away. Rohtas is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faridpur (under 2 km), Baligawan (under 2 km) and Nawadih (1.6 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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