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About Tilaia Village

Tilaia is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 109 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, 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 Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 39.55 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 109
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tilaia compares

By the 2011 count Tilaia is the 222nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 39.55 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Tilaia

The census records public bus service for Tilaia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Dhanwar 25 km

Villages closest to Tilaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilaia village had a population of 224. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Tilaia village has 109 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilaia has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Tilaia is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilaia covers 39.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilaia falls under Dhanwar 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 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Kawar is about 2.7 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Dhanwar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tailai (under 2 km), Jagman Raidih (8.2 km) and Banrhi (8.4 km).

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

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