About Tigra Village

Tigra is a mid sized village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 658 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tigra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tigra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Albert Ekka
Pincode	835230
Area (hectares)	606 hectares
Population	1,242
Male Population	658
Female Population	584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tigra compares

By the 2011 count Tigra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 606 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Tigra

Tigra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tigra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tigra from other places

Tigra lies about 12 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 37 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 Tigra
Tehsil headquarters	Albert Ekka	12 km
District headquarters	Gumla	12 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	12 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	37 km

Villages closest to Tigra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Albert Ekka 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 Tigra

As per the Census of India 2011, Tigra village had a population of 1,242. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Tigra village has 658 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tigra has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Tigra is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tigra covers 606 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tigra falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tigra is Lohardaga, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tigra.

Tigra is about 12 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tigra is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. Albert Ekka is about 12 km away. Gumla is about 12 km away. Gumlā is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.