About Tira Village

Tira is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 519 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares.

Tira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Area (hectares)	35 hectares
Population	965
Male Population	519
Female Population	446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
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 97th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

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 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 11 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	Amour	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Garh Banaili	11 km
Nearest town	Kasba	12 km
District headquarters	Purnia	23 km

Villages closest to Tira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tira village had a population of 965. That makes it the 97th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Tira village has 519 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tira has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Tira covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tira falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tira is Garh Banaili, about 11 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 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tira is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 9.5 km away. Garh Banaili is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.