About Tilka Village

Tilka is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,610, made up of 1,968 males and 1,642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilka village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gonda
Tehsil	Colonelganj
Pincode	271001
Area (hectares)	486.38 hectares
Population	3,610
Male Population	1,968
Female Population	1,642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	834
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tilka compares

By the 2011 count Tilka is the 51st largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 486.38 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Tilka

Tilka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tilka as Available within 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 Tilka from other places

Tilka lies about 14 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Maijapur, about 6.2 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 Tilka
Nearest railway station	Maijapur	6.2 km
District headquarters	Gonda	14 km
Nearest town	Gondā City	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colonelganj	15 km

Villages closest to Tilka

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

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Common questions about Tilka

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilka village had a population of 3,610. That makes it the 51st largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Tilka village has 1,968 males and 1,642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilka has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Tilka is 271001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilka covers 486.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilka falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tilka is Maijapur, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tilka.

Tilka is about 14 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilka is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Maijapur is about 6.2 km away. Gonda is about 14 km away. Gondā City is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.