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About Tirma Village

Tirma is a mid sized village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,177, made up of 623 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.69 hectares hectares.

Tirma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirma village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Area (hectares) 322.69 hectares
Population 1,177
Male Population 623
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tirma compares

By the 2011 count Tirma is the 146th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 322.69 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Tirma

Tirma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tirma as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tirma from other places

Tirma lies about 25 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chakeri, about 9.9 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 Tirma
Nearest railway station Chakeri 9.9 km
Nearest town Kanpur Cantonment 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 18 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 25 km

Villages closest to Tirma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tirma village had a population of 1,177. That makes it the 146th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Tirma village has 623 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirma has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Tirma covers 322.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tirma falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tirma is Chakeri, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tirma.

Tirma is about 25 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tirma is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Chakeri is about 9.9 km away. Kanpur Cantonment is about 17 km away. Kanpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palibhogipur (1.6 km), Bhukhnahi (1.7 km) and Budhera (1.8 km).

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

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