About Tigra Village

Tigra is a large village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,713, made up of 2,362 males and 2,351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 890.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tigra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tigra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Ratu
Pincode	835222
Area (hectares)	890.26 hectares
Population	4,713
Male Population	2,362
Female Population	2,351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tigra compares

By the 2011 count Tigra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 890.26 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tigra from other places

Tigra lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 5.8 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
Nearest railway station	Itki	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratu	6.0 km
Nearest town	Rātu	6.0 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	14 km

Villages closest to Tigra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratu 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 4,713. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Tigra village has 2,362 males and 2,351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tigra has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Tigra is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tigra covers 890.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tigra falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tigra is Itki, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance for Tigra.

Tigra is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tigra is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Itki is about 5.8 km away. Ratu is about 6.0 km away. Rātu is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.