About Tilaia Village

Tilaia is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 151 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, 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	Deori
Pincode	815314
Area (hectares)	162.96 hectares
Population	280
Male Population	151
Female Population	129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilaia compares

By the 2011 count Tilaia is the 162nd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 162.96 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

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 5 - 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 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 173 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, 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	Govindpur Road	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deori	23 km
Nearest town	Khunti	31 km
District headquarters	Giridih	173 km

Villages closest to Tilaia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deori 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 280. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Tilaia village has 151 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilaia has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Tilaia is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilaia covers 162.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tilaia falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tilaia is Govindpur Road, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tilaia.

Tilaia is about 173 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 Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Govindpur Road is about 16 km away. Deori is about 23 km away. Khunti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.