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About Tilakpur Village

Tilakpur is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 617 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilakpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 238.84 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 617
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilakpur compares

By the 2011 count Tilakpur is the 70th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 238.84 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Tilakpur

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

Tilakpur lies about 65 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khongsara, about 43 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 Tilakpur
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 14 km
Nearest town Mungeli 32 km
Nearest railway station Khongsara 43 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 65 km

Villages closest to Tilakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilakpur village had a population of 1,224. That makes it the 70th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Tilakpur village has 617 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilakpur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Tilakpur is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilakpur covers 238.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilakpur falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tilakpur is Khongsara, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Tilakpur.

Tilakpur is about 65 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilakpur is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 14 km away. Mungeli is about 32 km away. Khongsara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chachedi (under 2 km), Jhalri (under 2 km) and Karuhanar (under 2 km).

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

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