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About Tighara Village

Tighara is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 388 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tighara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272301
Area (hectares) 61.21 hectares
Population 790
Male Population 388
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Tighara compares

By the 2011 count Tighara is the 368th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 61.21 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Tighara

The census records public bus service for Tighara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tighara from other places

Tighara lies about 59 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 4.3 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 Tighara
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 5.1 km
Nearest town Bānsi 14 km
District headquarters Basti 59 km

Villages closest to Tighara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighara village had a population of 790. That makes it the 368th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Tighara village has 388 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighara has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Tighara is 272301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tighara covers 61.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tighara falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tighara is Uska Bazar, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Tighara is about 59 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tighara is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about 4.3 km away. Harraiya is about 5.1 km away. Bānsi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjhariya (under 2 km), Manjhriya (under 2 km) and Sukrauli (under 2 km).

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

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