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About Tighari Village

Tighari is a small village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 104 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.36 hectares hectares.

Tighari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 38.36 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 104
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
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 Tighari compares

By the 2011 count Tighari is the 226th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 38.36 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Tighari

Tighari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tighari 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 Tighari from other places

Tighari 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 Tighari
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 17 km
District headquarters Basti 24 km
Nearest town Bastī 24 km

Villages closest to Tighari

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 Tighari

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighari village had a population of 210. That makes it the 226th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Tighari village has 104 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighari has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Tighari covers 38.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tighari 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 Tighari.

Tighari 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.

Tighari is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 5.1 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 Tighara (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 Tighari today is likely to be higher.

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