# Tilahra Kalan Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran 

# Tilahra Kalan

Tilahra Kalan is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845209**. The 2011 Census counted **9,352 people in 1,846 households**, the 5th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 9,352people (2011)
- 1,846households
- 61.0%literacy
- 845209PIN code

## Tilahra Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tilahra Kalan is 845209.** Tilahra Kalan falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845209
- Gram panchayatTilahra Kalan
- Community development blockDhaka
- Census village code217820

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

## How far is Tilahra Kalan from nearby towns?

- Dhaka (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)42 km by road
- Dhaka (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 Tilahra Kalan?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Tilahra Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhaka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

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 Tilahra Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 650 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 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 Tilahra Kalan

Of every 100 households in Tilahra Kalan in 2011, 23 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tilahra Kalan · ■ Dhaka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**33%

Television ****11%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Tilahra Kalan?

■ Tilahra Kalan · ■ Dhaka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**930

Working population ****32.5%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 50.0% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 438 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 688 (23%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Other work 356 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,507 (50%)

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 Dhaka

- Bhandar16,693 people
- Pach Pakri11,696 people
- Barharwa Lakhansen11,316 people
- Karsahia9,453 people
- Chandan Bara8,576 people
- Kharhua Chainpur8,455 people
- Balua Tola Goapari7,661 people
- Jamua7,379 people

[All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tilahra Kalan?845209
- How far is Tilahra Kalan from Motihari?42 km by road
- What is the population of Tilahra Kalan?9,352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tilahra Kalan in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tilahra Kalan?61.0% (Census 2011)
