Tilaiya

Not to be confused with Tilaiya railway station.

Tilaiya Tilaia
Village
Tilaiya Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Tilaiya Tilaiya (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°19′09″N85°31′47″E / 24.3192200°N 85.5296900°E / 24.3192200; 85.5296900 Coordinates: 24°19′09″N85°31′47″E / 24.3192200°N 85.5296900°E / 24.3192200; 85.5296900
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Koderma
Languages (*For language details see Chandwara (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	JH
Website	koderma.nic.in

Tilaiya is a village in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Koderma district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, D: dam, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Tilaiya is located at 24°19′09″N85°31′47″E / 24.3192200°N 85.5296900°E / 24.3192200; 85.5296900 .

Overview

Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation, at Tilaiya, was built across the Barakar River and inaugurated in 1953. Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Tilaiya Dam

Tilaiya Dam was constructed by Damodar Valley Corporation across the Barakar River in 1953. It is 366 metres (1,201 ft) long and 30.18 metres (99.0 ft) high. The dam boasts of picturesque surroundings with a reservoir, which extends up to 36 km². Tilaiya hydro power station is located on the left bank of the Barakar. The structure is entirely of reinforced concrete. It has 2 generating units of 2 MW each. ^{[4] [5]}

Demography

Kanti village, near Tilaiya Dam and located on the south side (or left bank) of the Barakar River, has a population, as per 2011 Census of India, of 4,601 (males 2,785 and females 1,826). It is in Chandwara (community development block). A little further away is Barki Dhamrai with a population of 3,277 and Chotki Dhamrai with 1,290 people. Tilaia is a smaller village on the other side of Barakar River. It possibly lent its name to the dam. ^[6]

Transport

Tilaiya Dam is 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Koderma Railway Station. Barhi on NH 2 is 17 kilometres (11 mi) away. While Tilaiya Dam is off the Patna-Ranchi highway (NH 31), the latter passes along the reservoir. ^[4]

Education

• Kailash Roy Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Jhumri Telaiya
• Sainik School, Tilaiya

References

1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 18. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
3. "Damodar Valley Corporation". Dams and Barrages. DVC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
4. "Tilaiya Dam". india9.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
5. "DVC". Tilaiya. DVC. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
6. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 December 2015.