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About Tighra Village

Tighra is a small village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 138 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tighra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Jalalpur
Pincode 224149
Area (hectares) 215.46 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 138
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tighra compares

By the 2011 count Tighra is the 281st largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents. Its 215.46 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Tighra

Tighra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tighra as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tighra from other places

Tighra lies about 34 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khorason Road, about 11 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 Tighra
Nearest railway station Khorason Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalpur 18 km
Nearest town Jalālpur 18 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 34 km

Villages closest to Tighra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighra village had a population of 287. That makes it the 281st largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents.

Tighra village has 138 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighra has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Tighra is 224149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tighra covers 215.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tighra falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tighra is Khorason Road, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tighra.

Tighra is about 34 km from Ambedkar Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tighra is in Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Khorason Road is about 11 km away. Jalalpur is about 18 km away. Jalālpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopri Chadpur (under 2 km), Sindhipur (under 2 km) and Dundari (1.7 km).

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

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