About Tilma Village

Tilma is a mid sized village in Khunti tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,127, made up of 555 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 940 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, 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	Khunti
Pincode	835210
Area (hectares)	940 hectares
Population	1,127
Male Population	555
Female Population	572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
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 Tilma compares

By the 2011 count Tilma is the 17th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 940 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Tilma

Tilma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Khunti	16 km
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	22 km

Villages closest to Tilma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khunti 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 1,127. That makes it the 17th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Tilma village has 555 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilma has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Tilma is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilma covers 940 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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