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About Tilakdih Village

Tilakdih is a small village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 82 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilakdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilakdih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 65.49 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 82
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilakdih compares

By the 2011 count Tilakdih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 65.49 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Tilakdih

Tilakdih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tilakdih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tilakdih from other places

Tilakdih lies about 28 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 11 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 Tilakdih
Nearest town Ratanpur 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 11 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Tilakdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilakdih village had a population of 173. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Tilakdih village has 82 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilakdih has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Tilakdih is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilakdih covers 65.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilakdih falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tilakdih is Kargi Road, about 11 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Tilakdih.

Tilakdih is about 28 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilakdih is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 6.8 km away. Kargi Road is about 11 km away. Kota is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamunahi (under 2 km), Mohda (1.6 km) and Dongi (2.0 km).

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

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