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About Tighara Village

Tighara is a mid sized village in Madhuban tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,976, made up of 1,032 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.08 hectares hectares.

Tighara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Madhuban
Area (hectares) 92.08 hectares
Population 1,976
Male Population 1,032
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tighara compares

By the 2011 count Tighara is the 36th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 92.08 hectares work out to about 21 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 1031.

Getting to Tighara

Tighara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tighara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Tighara from other places

Tighara lies about 34 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Belthara Road, about 9.3 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 Belthara Road 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhuban 9.5 km
Nearest town Lar 20 km
District headquarters Mau 34 km

Villages closest to Tighara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhuban 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 1,976. That makes it the 36th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Tighara village has 1,032 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighara has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Tighara covers 92.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tighara falls under Madhuban tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tighara is Belthara Road, about 9.3 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 for Tighara.

Tighara is about 34 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tighara is in Madhuban tehsil of Mau district. Belthara Road is about 9.3 km away. Madhuban is about 9.5 km away. Lar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahirupur (under 2 km), Newada Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Ghazipur (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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