About Tilma Village

Tilma is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 592 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 830234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Karra
Pincode	830234
Area (hectares)	493 hectares
Population	1,199
Male Population	592
Female Population	607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
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 Tilma compares

By the 2011 count Tilma is the 16th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 493 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Tilma

Tilma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tilma 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 Tilma from other places

Tilma lies about 16 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 22 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 Tilma
District headquarters	Khunti	16 km
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karra	30 km

Villages closest to Tilma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilma village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 16th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Tilma village has 592 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilma has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Tilma is 830234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilma covers 493 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilma falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tilma is Balasiring, about 22 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 Tilma.

Tilma is about 16 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilma is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 16 km away. Balasiring is about 22 km away. Karra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.