Tigra, Jhalda - II

Tigra is a village located in the Jhalda - II Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Jhalda-II block and comes under Hirapuradardih Gram Panchayat.

As on February 2025, the current population of Tigra is 1.9 thousands out of which 995 are males and rest 946 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 951 females per 1000 males. There are around 315 teenagers in Tigra. It has literacy rate of 44% which means around 857 persons can read and write. Total 612 people belonging to scheduled caste and 38 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 390 households in Tigra, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 940. The pincode of Tigra is 723213 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Jiudaru Sub Post office
• Bamnia Branch Post office
• Dumru Branch Post office
• Karkara Branch Post office
• Simni Branch Post office

Schools

Tigra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Bamnia Vivekananda Vidyapith (High School)
• Jilling Lahar High School
• Jiudaru High School (High School)
• Kotshila Girls' High School (High School)
• Sidhi High School

Hospitals

Tigra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Mantarh Sub-Center
• Oldih Sub-Center
• Chhatka Sub-Center
• Mutukura Sub-Center
• Lupungdih Sub-Center

Banks

Tigra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Indian Bank Khatanga
• State Bank of India Kotshila