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About Tilkuda Village

Tilkuda is a small village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 97 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilkuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilkuda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lahunipara
Pincode 770041
Area (hectares) 769 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 97
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilkuda compares

By the 2011 count Tilkuda is the 67th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 769 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1038.

Getting to Tilkuda

Tilkuda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tilkuda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Tilkuda from other places

Tilkuda lies about 128 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 15 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 Tilkuda
Nearest railway station Barsuan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Lahunipara 32 km
Nearest town Joda 38 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 128 km

Villages closest to Tilkuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilkuda village had a population of 198. That makes it the 67th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Tilkuda village has 97 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilkuda has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Tilkuda is 770041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilkuda covers 769 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tilkuda falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Tilkuda is Barsuan, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tilkuda.

Tilkuda is about 128 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilkuda is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Barsuan is about 15 km away. Lahunipara is about 32 km away. Joda is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhutuda (7.4 km), Kilinda (13 km) and Tantabahal (14 km).

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

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