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About Tighara Village

Tighara is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 259 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.43 hectares hectares.

Tighara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 63.43 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 259
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tighara compares

By the 2011 count Tighara is the 148th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 63.43 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Tighara

Tighara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tighara as Available within <5 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 Tighara from other places

Tighara lies about 24 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 17 km
District headquarters Basti 24 km
Nearest town Bastī 24 km

Villages closest to Tighara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rudhauli 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 508. That makes it the 148th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Tighara village has 259 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighara has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Tighara covers 63.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Tighara is Govindnagar, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tighara.

Tighara is about 24 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 Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 5.4 km away. Govindnagar is about 17 km away. Basti 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 Tighari (under 2 km), Mahuari (under 2 km) and Mhuari (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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