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About Tilakpur Village

Tilakpur is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 351 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272131
Area (hectares) 38.85 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 351
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tilakpur compares

By the 2011 count Tilakpur is the 402nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 38.85 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Tilakpur

Tilakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tilakpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tilakpur from other places

Tilakpur lies about 85 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Siddharth Nagar, about 19 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 Tilakpur
Nearest railway station Siddharth Nagar 19 km
Nearest town Nautanwa 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 26 km
District headquarters Basti 85 km

Villages closest to Tilakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilakpur village had a population of 741. That makes it the 402nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Tilakpur village has 351 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilakpur has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Tilakpur is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilakpur covers 38.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tilakpur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tilakpur is Siddharth Nagar, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Tilakpur.

Tilakpur is about 85 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilakpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Siddharth Nagar is about 19 km away. Nautanwa is about 23 km away. Harraiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birpur Akabar (9.0 km), Birpur Hasanganj (9.0 km) and Birupur (9.0 km).

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

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