Tilaiya is a village in the

Chandwara Chandwara is a village and gram panchayat in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Chandwara is located at in Jharkha ...

CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the

Koderma district Koderma district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand States and territories of India, state, India and Koderma is the administrative headquarters of this district. Jhumri Telaiya is the most populus town of koderma district. It shar ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

Geography

Location

Tilaiya is located at .

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 Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a statutory corporation which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India to handle the Damodar Valley Project, the first multipurpose river valley project of independent ...

, at Tilaiya, was built across the Barakar River and inaugurated in 1953.

Koderma Junction railway station Koderma Junction railway station, station code KQR, is railway station of the Indian railway under Dhanbad railway division of East Central Railway zone serving the city of Jhumri Telaiya near by koderma, Koderma city, the headquarters of ...

has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population. 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 Tilaiya Dam was the first of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Barakar River, at Tilaiya in Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand and opened in ...

was constructed by

across the Barakar River in 1953. It is long and 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.

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.

Transport

* Tilaiya Dam is off the Patna-Ranchi highway ( NH 20), the latter passes along the reservoir. While (DVC) Tilaiya Dam is away from NH 20 Urwan more. * Tilaiya Dam is away from

which is situated in

Jhumri Telaiya Jhumri Telaiya (also spelled as Jhumri Tilaiya) is a city in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma District of Jharkhand, India. Etymology Jhumri is the name of the original village in the area, which is now located in the city. The word "T ...

. * Barhi on NH 19 is away.

Education

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

References

Villages in Koderma district {{Jharkhand-geo-stub