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About Tilhet Village

Tilhet is a large village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,009, made up of 994 males and 1,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilhet village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 2,009
Male Population 994
Female Population 1,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilhet compares

By the 2011 count Tilhet is the 19th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Tilhet

Tilhet is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tilhet as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilhet from other places

Tilhet lies about 26 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 40 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 Tilhet
Nearest town Sherghāti 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 26 km
District headquarters Chatra 26 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 40 km

Villages closest to Tilhet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Tilhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilhet village had a population of 2,009. That makes it the 19th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Tilhet village has 994 males and 1,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilhet has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Tilhet is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilhet covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilhet falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tilhet is Tankuppa, about 40 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tilhet.

Tilhet is about 26 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilhet is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 15 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 26 km away. Chatra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ektara (under 2 km), Dhardhara (under 2 km) and Khutera (under 2 km).

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

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