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About Tiller Village

Tiller is a mid sized village in Marwah tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 391 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tiller Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tiller village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kishtwar
Tehsil Marwah
Pincode 182204
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 391
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tiller compares

By the 2011 count Tiller is the 19th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Tiller

Tiller is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tiller as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Qaderna, Rekenwas, Rinaie and Sonder. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tiller

As per the Census of India 2011, Tiller village had a population of 762. That makes it the 19th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Tiller village has 391 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tiller has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Tiller is 182204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tiller covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tiller falls under Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Tiller notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tiller.

Tiller is in Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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