Village · Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Dadra & Nagar Haveli # Tighra Tighra is a village in Dadra & Nagar Haveli sub-district of Dadra & Nagar Haveli district, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, PIN code 396193. The 2011 Census counted 924 people in 220 households, the 54th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 924 people (2011) - 220 households - 84.5% literacy - 396193 PIN code ## Tighra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tighra is 396193. Tighra falls in Dadra & Nagar Haveli sub-district, Dadra & Nagar Haveli district, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. - PIN code 396193 - Gram panchayat Dadra - Community development block Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Census village code 524933 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tighra from nearby towns? - Silvassa (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Silvassa (district HQ) 6 km by road - Silvassa (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tighra? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Tighra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dadra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saily - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Silvassa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tighra known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and vegetables. About 74% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tighra Of every 100 households in Tighra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tighra · ■ Dadra & Nagar Haveli rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 92% - Toilet within the home 53% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 47% 71% - Tap water 56% 42% - Drinking water within premises 55% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 67% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 24% 73% - Use banking services 82% 39% - Television 60% 28% - Mobile phone 79% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 34% 16% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 14% 43% - Own their home 67% 78% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tighra? ■ Tighra · ■ Dadra & Nagar Haveli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.5% 64.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 863 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1185 970 - Working population 36.0% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 76.3% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 17 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 252 (76%) · ■ Marginal 57 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Bildhari 1,116 people - Vaghchhipa 1,083 people - Umbervarni 1,053 people - Kanadi 1,042 people - Talavali 922 people - Tinoda 748 people - Ghodbari 726 people - Kherarbari 636 people All 65 villages in Dadra & Nagar Haveli ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tighra? 396193 - How far is Tighra from Silvassa? 6 km by road - What is the population of Tighra? 924 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tighra in? Dadra & Nagar Haveli district (Dadra & Nagar Haveli sub-district), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu - What is the literacy rate of Tighra? 84.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/tighra/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.