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About Tilai Village

Tilai is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 717 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 490036
Area (hectares) 572.07 hectares
Population 1,444
Male Population 717
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
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 44th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 572.07 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Tilai

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

Tilai lies about 36 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Berla 9.0 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 23 km
District headquarters Durg 36 km

Villages closest to Tilai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berla 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 1,444. That makes it the 44th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Tilai village has 717 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilai has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Tilai is 490036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilai covers 572.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilai falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tilai is Kumhari, about 23 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 Tilai.

Tilai is about 36 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilai is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 9.0 km away. Ahīwāra is about 12 km away. Kumhari is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kareli (under 2 km), Chandi (under 2 km) and Sonkra (2.1 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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