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About Tilaia Village

Tilaia is a small village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 159 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilaia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 159
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilaia compares

By the 2011 count Tilaia is the 125th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Tilaia

Tilaia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tilaia as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilaia from other places

Tilaia lies about 21 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Sankarpur, about 15 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 Tilaia
Nearest railway station Sankarpur 15 km
District headquarters Deoghar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 24 km

Villages closest to Tilaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilaia village had a population of 317. That makes it the 125th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Tilaia village has 159 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilaia has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Tilaia is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilaia covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tilaia falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tilaia is Sankarpur, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tilaia.

Tilaia is about 21 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilaia is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Sankarpur is about 15 km away. Deoghar is about 21 km away. Madhupur 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 Bhalua (under 2 km), Jama (4.8 km) and Badia (5.7 km).

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

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