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About Tilaiya Village

Tilaiya is a mid sized village in Jaridih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,561, made up of 823 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilaiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Jaridih
Pincode 829301
Area (hectares) 595 hectares
Population 1,561
Male Population 823
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Tilaiya compares

By the 2011 count Tilaiya is the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents. Its 595 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Tilaiya

Tilaiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tilaiya 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 Tilaiya from other places

Tilaiya lies about 22 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Radhagaon, about 13 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 Tilaiya
Nearest railway station Radhagaon 13 km
Nearest town Phusro 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaridih 20 km
District headquarters Bokaro 22 km

Villages closest to Tilaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilaiya village had a population of 1,561. That makes it the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents.

Tilaiya village has 823 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilaiya has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Tilaiya is 829301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilaiya covers 595 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilaiya falls under Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tilaiya is Radhagaon, about 13 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 Tilaiya.

Tilaiya is about 22 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilaiya is in Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district. Radhagaon is about 13 km away. Phusro is about 19 km away. Jaridih is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathria (3.1 km), Birsaram (3.4 km) and Banchas (3.9 km).

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

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