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About Tilkhairi Village

Tilkhairi is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 349 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilkhairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilkhairi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491225
Area (hectares) 278.89 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 349
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilkhairi compares

By the 2011 count Tilkhairi is the 115th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 278.89 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Tilkhairi

Tilkhairi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tilkhairi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tilkhairi from other places

Tilkhairi lies about 18 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 8.8 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 Tilkhairi
Nearest railway station Risama 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 10 km
District headquarters Durg 18 km

Villages closest to Tilkhairi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilkhairi village had a population of 689. That makes it the 115th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Tilkhairi village has 349 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilkhairi has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Tilkhairi is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilkhairi covers 278.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilkhairi falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tilkhairi is Risama, about 8.8 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 - 10 km distance for Tilkhairi.

Tilkhairi is about 18 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilkhairi is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Risama is about 8.8 km away. Gunderdehi is about 10 km away. Durg is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhilai (1.5 km), Saloni (2.1 km) and Chicha (2.5 km).

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

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