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About Tirla Village

Tirla is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 385 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, 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 Torpa
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 414 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 385
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tirla compares

By the 2011 count Tirla is the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 414 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1023.

Getting to Tirla

Tirla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tirla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Tirla from other places

Tirla lies about 18 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 18 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 Torpa 8.5 km
District headquarters Khunti 18 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 18 km

Villages closest to Tirla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Torpa 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 786. That makes it the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Tirla village has 385 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirla has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Tirla is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tirla covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tirla falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tirla is Govindpur Road, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tirla.

Tirla is about 18 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 Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 8.5 km away. Khunti is about 18 km away. Govindpur Road is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokeya (under 2 km), Panrriya (under 2 km) and Bandu (1.8 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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