About Tirkha Village

Tirkha is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 449 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Tirkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirkha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	864
Male Population	449
Female Population	415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tirkha compares

By the 2011 count Tirkha is the 83rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Tirkha

Tirkha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tirkha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tirkha from other places

Tirkha lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 12 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 Tirkha
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	12 km
District headquarters	Gaya	14 km

Villages closest to Tirkha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Tirkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Tirkha village had a population of 864. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Tirkha village has 449 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirkha has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Tirkha covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tirkha falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tirkha is Kastha, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Tirkha.

Tirkha is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tirkha is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 5.7 km away. Kastha is about 12 km away. Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.