About Tigda Village

Tigda is a mid sized village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 487 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1815 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tigda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tigda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Lawalaung
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	1815 hectares
Population	974
Male Population	487
Female Population	487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tigda compares

By the 2011 count Tigda is the 20th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 1815 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Tigda

Tigda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tigda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Tigda from other places

Tigda lies about 30 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 33 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 Tigda
Tehsil headquarters	Lawalaung	30 km
District headquarters	Chatra	30 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	30 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	33 km

Villages closest to Tigda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tigda village had a population of 974. That makes it the 20th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Tigda village has 487 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tigda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Tigda is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tigda covers 1815 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tigda falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tigda is Balumath, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tigda.

Tigda is about 30 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tigda is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 30 km away. Chatra is about 30 km away. Chatrā is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.