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About Tigra Village

Tigra is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 523 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tigra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tigra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342606
Area (hectares) 200.05 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 523
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tigra compares

By the 2011 count Tigra is the 94th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 200.05 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Tigra

Tigra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tigra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 42 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheri Salwa, about under 2 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 Kheri Salwa under 2 km
Nearest town Pīpār 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 26 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 42 km

Villages closest to Tigra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tigra village had a population of 998. That makes it the 94th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Tigra village has 523 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tigra has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Tigra is 342606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tigra covers 200.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tigra falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Tigra is Kheri Salwa, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tigra.

Tigra is about 42 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tigra is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Kheri Salwa is about under 2 km away. Pīpār is about 17 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Khurd (2.3 km), Changawara Khurd (2.3 km) and Ramrawas Khurd (2.3 km).

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

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