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About Tilai Village

Tilai is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 198 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835202
Area (hectares) 257.22 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 198
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Tilai compares

By the 2011 count Tilai is the 62nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 257.22 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Tilai

Tilai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tilai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilai from other places

Tilai lies about 36 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, 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 Tilai
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 12 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 16 km
Nearest town Khunti 31 km
District headquarters Ranchi 36 km

Villages closest to Tilai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilai village had a population of 408. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Tilai village has 198 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilai has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Tilai is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilai covers 257.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tilai falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tilai is Govindpur Road, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Tilai is about 36 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilai is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 12 km away. Govindpur Road is about 16 km away. Khunti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pola (under 2 km), Sakarpur (2.0 km) and Duru (2.1 km).

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

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