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About Tingharia Village

Tingharia is a mid sized village in Kursela tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,886, made up of 979 males and 907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares.

Tingharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tingharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kursela
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 1,886
Male Population 979
Female Population 907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tingharia compares

By the 2011 count Tingharia is the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,127 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Tingharia

Tingharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tingharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tingharia from other places

Tingharia lies about 32 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kursela, about under 2 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 Tingharia
Nearest railway station Kursela under 2 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 18 km
District headquarters Katihar 32 km

Villages closest to Tingharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tingharia village had a population of 1,886. That makes it the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,127 residents.

Tingharia village has 979 males and 907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tingharia has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Tingharia covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tingharia falls under Kursela tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tingharia is Kursela, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tingharia.

Tingharia is about 32 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tingharia is in Kursela tehsil of Katihar district. Kursela is about under 2 km away. Naugachhia is about 18 km away. Katihar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muradpur (under 2 km), Basuhar (under 2 km) and Debipur Kathi (2.7 km).

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

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