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About Tirla Village

Tirla is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 128 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tirla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 128
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tirla compares

By the 2011 count Tirla is the 149th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1001.

Getting to Tirla

Tirla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tirla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 5.2 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
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 12 km
District headquarters Khunti 20 km

Villages closest to Tirla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karra 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 240. That makes it the 149th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Tirla village has 128 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirla has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Tirla is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tirla covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tirla falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tirla is Govindpur Road, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tirla.

Tirla is about 20 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 Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 5.2 km away. Karra is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konahapa (under 2 km), Gumru (under 2 km) and Soteya (1.6 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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