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About Tiri Village

Tiri is one of the larger villages in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,395, made up of 4,990 males and 4,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 804.86 hectares hectares.

Tiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tiri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Saur Bazar
Area (hectares) 804.86 hectares
Population 9,395
Male Population 4,990
Female Population 4,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tiri compares

By the 2011 count Tiri is the 6th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 804.86 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Tiri

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

How far is Tiri from other places

Tiri lies about 8.1 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baijnathpur, about 2.7 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 Tiri
Nearest railway station Baijnathpur 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Saur Bazar 5.4 km
District headquarters Saharsa 8.1 km

Villages closest to Tiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saur Bazar 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 Tiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Tiri village had a population of 9,395. That makes it the 6th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Tiri village has 4,990 males and 4,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tiri has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Tiri covers 804.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tiri falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tiri is Baijnathpur, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Tiri.

Tiri is about 8.1 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tiri is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Baijnathpur is about 2.7 km away. Saur Bazar is about 5.4 km away. Saharsa is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakla (1.5 km), Chota Chakla (1.5 km) and Barahi (2.3 km).

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

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