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About Tilaiya Village

Tilaiya is a mid sized village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 258 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilaiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 255.7 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 258
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Tilaiya compares

By the 2011 count Tilaiya is the 67th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 255.7 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Tilaiya

Tilaiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tilaiya 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 Tilaiya from other places

Tilaiya lies about 15 km from Pirtanr, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, 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 Tilaiya
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 15 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 16 km

Villages closest to Tilaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilaiya village had a population of 527. That makes it the 67th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Tilaiya village has 258 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilaiya has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Tilaiya is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilaiya covers 255.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilaiya falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tilaiya is Giridih, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tilaiya.

Tilaiya is about 15 km from Pirtanr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilaiya is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Angaia (under 2 km), Khetadabar (under 2 km) and Kolhatanr (under 2 km).

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

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