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About Tira Village

Tira is a large village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,599, made up of 1,361 males and 1,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tira village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 374 hectares
Population 2,599
Male Population 1,361
Female Population 1,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tira compares

By the 2011 count Tira is the 12th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 374 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Tira

Tira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tira from other places

Tira lies about 11 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. 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 Tira
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 7.1 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 11 km

Villages closest to Tira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tira village had a population of 2,599. That makes it the 12th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Tira village has 1,361 males and 1,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tira has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Tira is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tira covers 374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tira falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Tira notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tira.

Tira is about 11 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tira is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 7.1 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangalan (under 2 km), Chahar Majra (1.7 km) and Togan (2.0 km).

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

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