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About Tira Village

Tira is a mid sized village in Gora Bauram tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 618 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Tira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Gora Bauram
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 618
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tira compares

By the 2011 count Tira is the 34th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Tira

Tira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Tira from other places

Tira lies about 44 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, 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 Tira
Tehsil headquarters Gora Bauram 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 6.1 km
Nearest town Benipur 17 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 44 km

Villages closest to Tira

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

Common questions about Tira

As per the Census of India 2011, Tira village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 34th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents.

Tira village has 618 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tira has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Tira covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tira falls under Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tira is Biraul, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tira.

Tira is about 44 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tira is in Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district. Gora Bauram is about 3.4 km away. Biraul is about 6.1 km away. Benipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunauni (under 2 km), Kanhai (under 2 km) and Hasanpur (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tira today is likely to be higher.

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