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About Tighra Village

Tighra is a small village in Bilhaur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 33 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.62 hectares hectares.

Tighra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Bilhaur
Area (hectares) 81.62 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 33
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Tighra compares

By the 2011 count Tighra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 81.62 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Tighra

The census records public bus service for Tighra 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 Tighra from other places

Tighra lies about 66 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Jasoda, about 13 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 Tighra
Nearest railway station Jasoda 13 km
Nearest town Kannauj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilhaur 28 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 66 km

Villages closest to Tighra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighra village had a population of 64. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Tighra village has 33 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighra has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 868.

Tighra covers 81.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tighra falls under Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tighra is Jasoda, about 13 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 Tighra.

Tighra is about 66 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tighra is in Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Jasoda is about 13 km away. Kannauj is about 15 km away. Bilhaur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jariha (under 2 km), Saraygang (under 2 km) and Katri Sabhiyapur (2.0 km).

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

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