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About Tailai Village

Tailai is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 247 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tailai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tailai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 247
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tailai compares

By the 2011 count Tailai is the 163rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Tailai

Tailai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tailai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tailai from other places

Tailai 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 Tailai
Nearest railway station Kawar 2.7 km
District headquarters Giridih 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 25 km

Villages closest to Tailai

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 Tailai

As per the Census of India 2011, Tailai village had a population of 508. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Tailai village has 247 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tailai has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Tailai is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tailai covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tailai falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tailai is Kawar, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tailai.

Tailai 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.

Tailai 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 Tilaia (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 Tailai today is likely to be higher.

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