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About Tirkhura Village

Tirkhura is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 302 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.26 hectares hectares.

Tirkhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirkhura village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 374.26 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 302
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tirkhura compares

By the 2011 count Tirkhura is the 79th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 374.26 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Tirkhura

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

Tirkhura lies about 67 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, about 29 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 Tirkhura
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Tempa 29 km
Nearest town Umred 34 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 67 km

Villages closest to Tirkhura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tirkhura village had a population of 603. That makes it the 79th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Tirkhura village has 302 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirkhura has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Tirkhura covers 374.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tirkhura falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tirkhura is Tempa, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tirkhura.

Tirkhura is about 67 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tirkhura is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 6.0 km away. Tempa is about 29 km away. Umred is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawathala (1.8 km), Garadapar (2.0 km) and Gadgaon (2.4 km).

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

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