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About Tilja Village

Tilja is a large village in Khalilabad tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,960, made up of 1,486 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilja village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Khalilabad
Pincode 272001
Area (hectares) 173.95 hectares
Population 2,960
Male Population 1,486
Female Population 1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilja compares

By the 2011 count Tilja is the 33rd largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents. Its 173.95 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Tilja

Tilja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tilja as Available within village. 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 Tilja from other places

Tilja lies about 14 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Munderwa, about 10 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 Tilja
Nearest railway station Munderwa 10 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khalilabad 17 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 17 km

Villages closest to Tilja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilja village had a population of 2,960. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents.

Tilja village has 1,486 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilja has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Tilja is 272001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilja covers 173.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tilja falls under Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tilja is Munderwa, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tilja.

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

Tilja is in Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Munderwa is about 10 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 14 km away. Khalilabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonaura Gausi (under 2 km), Siswa Fatullah (under 2 km) and Siswa Talib (under 2 km).

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

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