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About Tihuria Village

Tihuria is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,773, made up of 2,015 males and 1,758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tihuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tihuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700150
Area (hectares) 385.36 hectares
Population 3,773
Male Population 2,015
Female Population 1,758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tihuria compares

By the 2011 count Tihuria is the 16th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 385.36 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Tihuria

Tihuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tihuria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tihuria from other places

Tihuria lies about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sonarpur Junction, about 4.7 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 Tihuria
Nearest railway station Sonarpur Junction 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 5.1 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 5.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 35 km

Villages closest to Tihuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tihuria village had a population of 3,773. That makes it the 16th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Tihuria village has 2,015 males and 1,758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tihuria has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Tihuria is 700150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tihuria covers 385.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tihuria falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tihuria is Sonarpur Junction, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tihuria.

Tihuria is about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tihuria is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Sonarpur Junction is about 4.7 km away. Sonarpur is about 5.1 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheadaha (1.6 km), Dihi (1.6 km) and Nayabad (1.8 km).

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

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