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About Tihar Village

Tihar is a mid sized village in Khurai tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 424 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.83 hectares hectares.

Tihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tihar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Khurai
Area (hectares) 388.83 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 424
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Tihar compares

By the 2011 count Tihar is the 59th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 388.83 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Tihar

Tihar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tihar 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 Tihar from other places

Tihar lies about 53 km from Sagar. 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 Tihar
Tehsil headquarters Khurai 6.6 km
District headquarters Sagar 53 km

Villages closest to Tihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tihar village had a population of 801. That makes it the 59th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Tihar village has 424 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tihar has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Tihar covers 388.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tihar falls under Khurai tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Tihar notes the nearest railway station 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 Tihar.

Tihar is about 53 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tihar is in Khurai tehsil of Sagar district. Khurai is about 6.6 km away. Sagar is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rusalla (under 2 km), Suneti (2.4 km) and Silarpur (2.7 km).

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

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