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About Tigra Village

Tigra is a small village in Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 138 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.37 hectares hectares.

Tigra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tigra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Faridpur
Area (hectares) 150.37 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 138
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Tigra compares

By the 2011 count Tigra is the 287th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 150.37 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 857.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tigra from other places

Tigra lies about 17 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Rasuriya, about 5.2 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 Rasuriya 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Faridpur 7.0 km
Nearest town Farīdpur 7.0 km
District headquarters Bareilly 17 km

Villages closest to Tigra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Faridpur 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 258. That makes it the 287th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Tigra village has 138 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tigra has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 857.

Tigra covers 150.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tigra falls under Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tigra is Rasuriya, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tigra.

Tigra is about 17 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tigra is in Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district. Rasuriya is about 5.2 km away. Faridpur is about 7.0 km away. Farīdpur is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saripur (under 2 km), Kuiyan Khera (under 2 km) and Khanpura (under 2 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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