About Tilaia Village

Tilaia is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 420 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.52 hectares hectares.

Tilaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilaia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares)	151.52 hectares
Population	839
Male Population	420
Female Population	419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tilaia compares

By the 2011 count Tilaia is the 92nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 151.52 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Tilaia

Tilaia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tilaia 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 5 - 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 29 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 16 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	Giridih	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baghmara Cum Katras	29 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	29 km

Villages closest to Tilaia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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.

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Common questions about Tilaia

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilaia village had a population of 839. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Tilaia village has 420 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilaia has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Tilaia covers 151.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilaia falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tilaia is Giridih, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Tilaia.

Tilaia is about 29 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilaia is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 16 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 29 km away. Dhanbad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.