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About Tilha Village

Tilha is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 450 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 50.08 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 450
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Tilha compares

By the 2011 count Tilha is the 18th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 50.08 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Tilha

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

Tilha lies about 158 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 45 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 Tilha
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 30 km
Nearest town Chatrā 40 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 45 km
District headquarters Palamu 158 km

Villages closest to Tilha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilha village had a population of 875. That makes it the 18th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Tilha village has 450 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilha has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Tilha is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilha covers 50.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tilha falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tilha is Kajri, about 45 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 Tilha.

Tilha is about 158 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilha is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 30 km away. Chatrā is about 40 km away. Kajri is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak (under 2 km), Dhumkhar (2.6 km) and Patra (3.1 km).

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

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