About Tiraskund Village

Tiraskund is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,422, made up of 3,324 males and 3,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572 hectares hectares.

Tiraskund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tiraskund village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	572 hectares
Population	6,422
Male Population	3,324
Female Population	3,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tiraskund compares

By the 2011 count Tiraskund is the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 572 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Tiraskund

Tiraskund is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tiraskund as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tiraskund from other places

Tiraskund lies about 20 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 6.1 km away. 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 Tiraskund
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	6.1 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	9.9 km
District headquarters	Araria	20 km

Villages closest to Tiraskund

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

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Common questions about Tiraskund

As per the Census of India 2011, Tiraskund village had a population of 6,422. That makes it the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Tiraskund village has 3,324 males and 3,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tiraskund has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Tiraskund covers 572 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tiraskund falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tiraskund is Gogipothia Halt, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tiraskund.

Tiraskund is about 20 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tiraskund is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 6.1 km away. Shahbazpur is about 8.2 km away. Forbesganj is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.