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About Tihurva Village

Tihurva is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,965, made up of 1,007 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.4 hectares hectares.

Tihurva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tihurva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 138.4 hectares
Population 1,965
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tihurva compares

By the 2011 count Tihurva is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 138.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Tihurva

Tihurva is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tihurva as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tihurva from other places

Tihurva lies about 64 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about 2.2 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 Tihurva
Nearest railway station Bridgemanganj 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 15 km
Nearest town Bānsi 24 km
District headquarters Basti 64 km

Villages closest to Tihurva

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 Tihurva

As per the Census of India 2011, Tihurva village had a population of 1,965. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Tihurva village has 1,007 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tihurva has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Tihurva covers 138.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Tihurva is Bridgemanganj, about 2.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tihurva.

Tihurva is about 64 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tihurva is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bridgemanganj is about 2.2 km away. Harraiya is about 15 km away. Bānsi 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 Dudhaura (under 2 km), Bhadaipur (under 2 km) and Sita Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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