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About Tamra Village

Tamra is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 628 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tamra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731125
Area (hectares) 280.04 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 628
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tamra compares

By the 2011 count Tamra is the 46th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 280.04 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Tamra

Tamra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tamra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tamra from other places

Tamra lies about 83 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jamuria, about 8.8 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 Tamra
Nearest railway station Jamuria 8.8 km
Nearest town Jāmuria 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 83 km

Villages closest to Tamra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tamra village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 46th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Tamra village has 628 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tamra has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Tamra is 731125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tamra covers 280.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tamra falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tamra is Jamuria, about 8.8 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 village for Tamra.

Tamra is about 83 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tamra is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Jamuria is about 8.8 km away. Jāmuria is about 9.3 km away. Khoyrasol 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 Paschim Barkola (1.8 km), Parsundi (1.8 km) and Aurrang (3.3 km).

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

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