About Tilaia Village

Tilaia is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 195 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilaia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	71 hectares
Population	412
Male Population	195
Female Population	217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tilaia compares

By the 2011 count Tilaia is the 128th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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 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 17 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 2.7 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	Kawar	2.7 km
District headquarters	Giridih	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	22 km

Villages closest to Tilaia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bengabad 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 412. That makes it the 128th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Tilaia village has 195 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilaia has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Tilaia is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilaia covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilaia falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tilaia is Kawar, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance for Tilaia.

Tilaia is about 17 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilaia is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Kawar is about 2.7 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Bengabad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.