# Tirgaon Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Tirgaon

Tirgaon is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 169 households**, the 64th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 668people (2011)
- 169households
- 76.4%literacy
- 1,162females per 1,000 males

## Tirgaon PIN code and other codes

Tirgaon falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498373

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tirgaon from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)80 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Tirgaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Tirgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tirgaon known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kodu and makka**. About 77% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tirgaon

Of every 100 households in Tirgaon in 2011, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tirgaon · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****40%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****77%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Tirgaon?

■ Tirgaon · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1162**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**981

Working population ****57.2%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 65.5% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 372 (97%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Paraswada

- Chalisbodi724 people
- Salghat706 people
- Majgaon Mal.702 people
- Madanpur Basti673 people
- Khairlanji Theka649 people
- Kaweli637 people
- Khapa636 people
- Kharra630 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tirgaon from Balaghat?80 km by road
- What is the population of Tirgaon?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tirgaon in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tirgaon?76.4% (Census 2011)