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About Tilanthi Village

Tilanthi is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,045, made up of 1,620 males and 1,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilanthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilanthi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 852106
Area (hectares) 318.4 hectares
Population 3,045
Male Population 1,620
Female Population 1,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilanthi compares

By the 2011 count Tilanthi is the 30th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 318.4 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Tilanthi

Tilanthi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tilanthi as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilanthi from other places

Tilanthi lies about 16 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 13 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 Tilanthi
Nearest town Bangaon 10 km
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 14 km
District headquarters Saharsa 16 km

Villages closest to Tilanthi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Tilanthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilanthi village had a population of 3,045. That makes it the 30th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Tilanthi village has 1,620 males and 1,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilanthi has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Tilanthi is 852106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilanthi covers 318.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilanthi falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tilanthi is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tilanthi.

Tilanthi is about 16 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilanthi is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 13 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Manjhwa (under 2 km) and Baghwa (under 2 km).

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

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