# Tilaia Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Tilaia

Tilaia is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **334 people in 62 households**, the 77th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 334people (2011)
- 62households
- 44.7%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Tilaia PIN code and other codes

Tilaia falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSawon Kala
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255792

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tilaia from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Tilaia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Tilaia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kartahi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tilaia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 94% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tilaia

Of every 100 households in Tilaia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tilaia · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**75%

Tap water ****20%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****41%**

**49%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Tilaia?

■ Tilaia · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.7%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**971

Working population ****28.1%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.6% for men and 41.3% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 11 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amas

- Darna370 people
- Majhila362 people
- Dharampur346 people
- Dolaha Khurd338 people
- Madanpur297 people
- Barua274 people
- Purkhotimpur274 people
- Bahera Khurd254 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tilaia from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Tilaia?334 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tilaia in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tilaia?44.7% (Census 2011)