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About Tighara Village

Tighara is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 403 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 777 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272176, 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 Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Pincode 272176
Area (hectares) 78.68 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 403
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 777
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tighara compares

By the 2011 count Tighara is the 245th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 78.68 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Tighara

Tighara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 14 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khalilabad, about 11 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 town Khalīlābād 11 km
Nearest railway station Khalilabad 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 14 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 14 km

Villages closest to Tighara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghanghata 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 716. That makes it the 245th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Tighara village has 403 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighara has about 777 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Tighara is 272176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tighara covers 78.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tighara falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tighara is Khalilabad, about 11 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 within <5 km distance for Tighara.

Tighara is about 14 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tighara is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Khalīlābād is about 11 km away. Khalilabad is about 11 km away. Ghanghata is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tighra (under 2 km), Khirhwa (under 2 km) and Shew Bakhari (1.9 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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