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About Tirla Village

Tirla is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 342 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares.

Tirla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 357 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 342
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tirla compares

By the 2011 count Tirla is the 48th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Tirla

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

Tirla lies about 4.1 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 19 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 Tirla
Tehsil headquarters Erki 4.1 km
District headquarters Khunti 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 19 km

Villages closest to Tirla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tirla village had a population of 653. That makes it the 48th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Tirla village has 342 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirla has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Tirla covers 357 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.

Tirla falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tirla is Bingaon, about 19 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 Tirla.

Tirla is about 4.1 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tirla is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 4.1 km away. Khunti is about 4.1 km away. Bingaon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tulsidih (5.1 km), Dolda (7.8 km) and Serenghatu (10 km).

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

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