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About Tigain Village

Tigain is one of the larger villages in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,346, made up of 2,881 males and 2,465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 818.67 hectares hectares.

Tigain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tigain village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Akbarpur
Area (hectares) 818.67 hectares
Population 5,346
Male Population 2,881
Female Population 2,465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tigain compares

By the 2011 count Tigain is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 818.67 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Tigain

Tigain is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tigain as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tigain from other places

Tigain lies about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Rura, about 3.1 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 Tigain
Nearest railway station Rura 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Akbarpur 9.0 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 11 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 22 km

Villages closest to Tigain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tigain village had a population of 5,346. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Tigain village has 2,881 males and 2,465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tigain has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Tigain covers 818.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tigain falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tigain is Rura, about 3.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tigain.

Tigain is about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tigain is in Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Rura is about 3.1 km away. Akbarpur is about 9.0 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhanapur (1.7 km), Bhikhar (1.7 km) and Jaraila (1.9 km).

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

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