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About Tahira Village

Tahira is a mid sized village in Siwan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 457 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Siwan
Pincode 841226
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 457
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
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 Tahira compares

By the 2011 count Tahira is the 72nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Tahira

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

Tahira lies about 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 9.3 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 Tahira
Nearest railway station Mairwa 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Siwan 21 km

Villages closest to Tahira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahira village had a population of 834. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents.

Tahira village has 457 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahira has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Tahira is 841226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tahira covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tahira falls under Siwan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tahira is Mairwa, about 9.3 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 Tahira.

Tahira is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahira is in Siwan tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 9.3 km away. Siwan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpurwa (5.9 km), Batrauli (6.2 km) and Adlichak (6.9 km).

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

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