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About Tira Village

Tira is a mid sized village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 340 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tira village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176110
Area (hectares) 165.73 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 340
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tira compares

By the 2011 count Tira is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 165.73 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Tira

Tira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tira as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tira from other places

Tira lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 25 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 Tira Sujanpur under 2 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 25 km
Nearest town Mandi 43 km

Villages closest to Tira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 697. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Tira village has 340 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tira has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Tira is 176110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tira covers 165.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tira falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tira is Panchrukhi, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tira.

Tira is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tira is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about under 2 km away. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Panchrukhi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jol Kalan (under 2 km), Tikkar (1.8 km) and Darla (2.8 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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