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About Tirra Village

Tirra is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 427 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tirra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 471 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 427
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tirra compares

By the 2011 count Tirra is the 37th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 471 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 989.

Getting to Tirra

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

Tirra lies about 36 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 11 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 Tirra
Tehsil headquarters Basia 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 11 km
District headquarters Gumla 36 km
Nearest town Gumlā 36 km

Villages closest to Tirra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tirra village had a population of 865. That makes it the 37th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Tirra village has 427 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirra has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Tirra is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tirra covers 471 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tirra falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tirra is Pakra, about 11 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 Tirra.

Tirra is about 36 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tirra is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 2.0 km away. Pakra is about 11 km away. Gumla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suturbula (under 2 km), Bambiari (1.6 km) and Basiya (2.0 km).

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

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