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About Tila Village

Tila is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 79 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tila village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 185154
Area (hectares) 82.6 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 79
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tila compares

By the 2011 count Tila is the 189th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 82.6 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Tila

Tila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tila as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tila from other places

Tila lies about 35 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 29 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 Tila
Nearest town Akhnūr 14 km
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 35 km
District headquarters Jammu 35 km

Villages closest to Tila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tila village had a population of 162. That makes it the 189th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Tila village has 79 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tila has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Tila is 185154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tila covers 82.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tila falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Tila is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 29 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tila.

Tila is about 35 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tila is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 14 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 29 km away. Akhnoor is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawa Brahmana (3.1 km), Adgan (3.9 km) and Pail (4.8 km).

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

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