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About Tilkeja Village

Tilkeja is one of the larger villages in Korba tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,422, made up of 2,715 males and 2,707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1082.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilkeja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilkeja village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Korba
Pincode 495446
Area (hectares) 1082.67 hectares
Population 5,422
Male Population 2,715
Female Population 2,707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tilkeja compares

By the 2011 count Tilkeja is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,037 residents. Its 1082.67 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 1008.

Getting to Tilkeja

Tilkeja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tilkeja as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilkeja from other places

Tilkeja lies about 14 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Saragbundia, about 4.0 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 Tilkeja
Nearest railway station Saragbundia 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Korba 14 km

Villages closest to Tilkeja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilkeja village had a population of 5,422. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,037 residents.

Tilkeja village has 2,715 males and 2,707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilkeja has about 997 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Tilkeja is 495446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilkeja covers 1082.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilkeja falls under Korba tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tilkeja is Saragbundia, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Tilkeja.

Tilkeja is about 14 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilkeja is in Korba tehsil of Korba district. Saragbundia is about 4.0 km away. Korba 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 Bagbuda (2.5 km), Patadhi (2.6 km) and Pahanda (2.8 km).

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

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