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About Tighra Village

Tighra 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 967, made up of 491 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.92 hectares hectares.

Tighra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Area (hectares) 61.92 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 491
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Tighra compares

By the 2011 count Tighra is the 165th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 61.92 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tighra from other places

Tighra 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 Tighra
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 Tighra

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 Tighra

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighra village had a population of 967. That makes it the 165th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Tighra village has 491 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighra has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Tighra covers 61.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Tighra is Khalilabad, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tighra.

Tighra 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.

Tighra 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 Tighara (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 Tighra today is likely to be higher.

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