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About Tira Village

Tira is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 253 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares.

Tira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 253
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tira compares

By the 2011 count Tira is the 59th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Tira

Tira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 23 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 Purnia East 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 505. That makes it the 59th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Tira village has 253 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tira has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Tira covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tira falls under Purnia East 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 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 Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 12 km away. Purnia East is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadwadangi (7.1 km), Sikandarpur (14 km) and Dagarua (16 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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