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About Tigariya Village

Tigariya is a mid sized village in Thanagazi tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 588 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tigariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tigariya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Thanagazi
Pincode 301027
Area (hectares) 592 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 588
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tigariya compares

By the 2011 count Tigariya is the 72nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents. Its 592 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Tigariya

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

Tigariya lies about 24 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Ootwar, about 12 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 Tigariya
Nearest railway station Ootwar 12 km
Nearest town Khairtal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanagazi 24 km
District headquarters Alwar 24 km

Villages closest to Tigariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tigariya village had a population of 1,141. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents.

Tigariya village has 588 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tigariya has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Tigariya is 301027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tigariya covers 592 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.

Tigariya falls under Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Tigariya is Ootwar, about 12 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 village for Tigariya.

Tigariya is about 24 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tigariya is in Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district. Ootwar is about 12 km away. Khairtal is about 15 km away. Thanagazi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kola Ka Bas (5.4 km), Garhi (5.6 km) and Kalapara (6.0 km).

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

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