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About Tilakpur Village

Tilakpur is a small village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 236 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilakpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 491107
Area (hectares) 286.75 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 236
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilakpur compares

By the 2011 count Tilakpur is the 179th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 286.75 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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 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 Tilakpur from other places

Tilakpur lies about 74 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 54 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 Pithora 28 km
Nearest town Saraipali 30 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 54 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 74 km

Villages closest to Tilakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora 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 454. That makes it the 179th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Tilakpur village has 236 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilakpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Tilakpur is 491107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilakpur covers 286.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tilakpur falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tilakpur is Bagbahra, about 54 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 10+ km distance for Tilakpur.

Tilakpur is about 74 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilakpur is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 28 km away. Saraipali is about 30 km away. Bagbahra is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tala (under 2 km), Rajpur (under 2 km) and Baitari (1.7 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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