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About Tilla Village

Tilla is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 103 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176033
Area (hectares) 221.24 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 103
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tilla compares

By the 2011 count Tilla is the 164th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 221.24 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Tilla

Tilla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tilla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilla from other places

Tilla lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Chowk, about 12 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 Tilla
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 11 km
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Chowk 12 km
Nearest town Talwāra 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Tilla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Tilla

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilla village had a population of 218. That makes it the 164th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Tilla village has 103 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilla has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Tilla is 176033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilla covers 221.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tilla falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tilla is Daulatpur Chowk, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tilla.

Tilla is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilla is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 11 km away. Daulatpur Chowk is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samnoli (1.6 km), Karoha Khurd (3.0 km) and Guhral (3.8 km).

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

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