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About Tirkona Village

Tirkona is a mid sized village in Murliganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 713 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tirkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirkona village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Murliganj
Pincode 852122
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 1,373
Male Population 713
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Tirkona compares

By the 2011 count Tirkona is the 31st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Tirkona

Tirkona is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tirkona 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 Tirkona from other places

Tirkona lies about 16 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Deenapatti, about 6.7 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 Tirkona
Nearest railway station Deenapatti 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Murliganj 10 km
Nearest town Murlīganj 10 km
District headquarters Madhepura 16 km

Villages closest to Tirkona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tirkona village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 31st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents.

Tirkona village has 713 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirkona has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Tirkona is 852122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tirkona covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tirkona falls under Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tirkona is Deenapatti, about 6.7 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 Tirkona.

Tirkona is about 16 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tirkona is in Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Deenapatti is about 6.7 km away. Murliganj is about 10 km away. Murlīganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudar Chakla (under 2 km), Gopalitola (under 2 km) and Sakhua (under 2 km).

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

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