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About Tilai Village

Tilai is a small village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 261 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 231211
Area (hectares) 60.39 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 261
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Tilai compares

By the 2011 count Tilai is the 231st largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 60.39 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Tilai

Tilai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tilai 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 Tilai from other places

Tilai lies about 112 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhupia Mau, about 12 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 Tilai
Nearest railway station Bhupia Mau 12 km
Nearest town Bela 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 16 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 112 km

Villages closest to Tilai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilai village had a population of 496. That makes it the 231st largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Tilai village has 261 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilai has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Tilai is 231211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilai covers 60.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tilai falls under Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tilai is Bhupia Mau, about 12 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 Tilai.

Tilai is about 112 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilai is in Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district. Bhupia Mau is about 12 km away. Bela is about 13 km away. Lalganj 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 Maheshpur (1.7 km), Katai (2.7 km) and Phuliari (4.2 km).

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

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