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About Tilakpur Village

Tilakpur is a small village in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 228 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilakpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sona Rai Tharhi
Pincode 814150
Area (hectares) 65.17 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 228
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilakpur compares

By the 2011 count Tilakpur is the 51st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 387 residents. Its 65.17 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Tilakpur

Tilakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tilakpur as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilakpur from other places

Tilakpur lies about 20 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 3.4 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 Tilakpur
Nearest railway station Dhanpatdih 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sona Rai Tharhi 20 km
District headquarters Deoghar 20 km

Villages closest to Tilakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sona Rai Tharhi 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 Tilakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilakpur village had a population of 429. That makes it the 51st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 387 residents.

Tilakpur village has 228 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilakpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Tilakpur is 814150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilakpur covers 65.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilakpur falls under Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tilakpur is Dhanpatdih, about 3.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tilakpur.

Tilakpur is about 20 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilakpur is in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district. Dhanpatdih is about 3.4 km away. Sona Rai Tharhi is about 20 km away. Deoghar 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 Meghadih (under 2 km), Dumariya (2.3 km) and Bhatkundi (3.0 km).

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

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