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About Tighara Village

Tighara is one of the larger villages in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,025, made up of 2,631 males and 2,394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273165, 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 Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273165
Area (hectares) 132.02 hectares
Population 5,025
Male Population 2,631
Female Population 2,394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tighara compares

By the 2011 count Tighara is the 15th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 132.02 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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 within <5 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 19 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Peppeganj, about 1.6 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 Peppeganj 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 19 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 19 km

Villages closest to Tighara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Campierganj 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 5,025. That makes it the 15th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Tighara village has 2,631 males and 2,394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighara has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Tighara is 273165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tighara covers 132.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tighara falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tighara is Peppeganj, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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 19 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tighara is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Peppeganj is about 1.6 km away. Campierganj is about 19 km away. Gorakhpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharohia (under 2 km), Gangpar (under 2 km) and Bhaiyaram (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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