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About Tilwari Village

Tilwari is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 220 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tilwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tilwari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 93.9 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 220
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tilwari compares

By the 2011 count Tilwari is the 26th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 93.9 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Tilwari

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

Tilwari lies about 16 km from Dehradun. 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 Tilwari
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 15 km
District headquarters Dehradun 16 km

Villages closest to Tilwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tilwari village had a population of 396. That makes it the 26th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Tilwari village has 220 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tilwari has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Tilwari is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tilwari covers 93.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tilwari falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Tilwari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tilwari.

Tilwari is about 16 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tilwari is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 15 km away. Dehradun 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 Rani (4.6 km), Asta (6.9 km) and Masrad (7.6 km).

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

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