About Tilakpur Village

Tilakpur is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 279 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilakpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	38.89 hectares
Population	576
Male Population	279
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 84th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 38.89 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Tilakpur

Tilakpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tilakpur as Available within 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 40 km from Dumka, 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
Nearest town	Deoghar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	23 km
District headquarters	Dumka	40 km

Villages closest to Tilakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilakpur village had a population of 576. That makes it the 84th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Tilakpur village has 279 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilakpur has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Tilakpur is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilakpur covers 38.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilakpur falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tilakpur.

Tilakpur is about 40 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilakpur is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Dhanpatdih is about 3.4 km away. Deoghar is about 20 km away. Saraiyahat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.