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About Tilgara Village

Tilgara is a large village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,779, made up of 2,368 males and 2,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2514.45 hectares hectares.

Tilgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilgara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 2514.45 hectares
Population 4,779
Male Population 2,368
Female Population 2,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilgara compares

By the 2011 count Tilgara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 2514.45 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Tilgara

Tilgara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tilgara as Available within village. 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 Tilgara from other places

Tilgara lies about 56 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Pritam Nagar, 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 Tilgara
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 12 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 12 km
Nearest railway station Pritam Nagar 16 km
District headquarters Dhar 56 km

Villages closest to Tilgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilgara village had a population of 4,779. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Tilgara village has 2,368 males and 2,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilgara has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Tilgara covers 2514.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tilgara falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tilgara is Pritam Nagar, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tilgara.

Tilgara is about 56 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilgara is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Badnawar is about 12 km away. Badnāwar is about 12 km away. Pritam Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandla (2.7 km), Kheda (3.1 km) and Rupa Kheda (3.1 km).

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

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