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About Tilaia Village

Tilaia is a small village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 219 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilaia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 219
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilaia compares

By the 2011 count Tilaia is the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Tilaia

Tilaia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tilaia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tilaia from other places

Tilaia lies about 67 km from Kodarma, 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
Nearest town Giridih 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 34 km
District headquarters Kodarma 67 km

Villages closest to Tilaia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Markacho 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 448. That makes it the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Tilaia village has 219 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilaia has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Tilaia is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilaia covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilaia falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tilaia.

Tilaia is about 67 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilaia is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Kawar is about 2.7 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Markacho is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipradih (18 km), Araria (19 km) and Barotanr (23 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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