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About Tilsanwa Village

Tilsanwa is a small village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 116 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.3 hectares hectares.

Tilsanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilsanwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 14.3 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 116
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilsanwa compares

By the 2011 count Tilsanwa is the 240th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 14.3 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Tilsanwa

Tilsanwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tilsanwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tilsanwa from other places

Tilsanwa lies about 28 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 22 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 Tilsanwa
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 5.9 km
Nearest town Lalganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 22 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 28 km

Villages closest to Tilsanwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilsanwa village had a population of 249. That makes it the 240th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Tilsanwa village has 116 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilsanwa has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Tilsanwa covers 14.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tilsanwa falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tilsanwa is Phariha, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tilsanwa.

Tilsanwa is about 28 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilsanwa is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 5.9 km away. Lalganj is about 11 km away. Phariha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basupur (under 2 km), Jigini (under 2 km) and Khajuri (under 2 km).

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

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