# Tighara Village, Umreth, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Umreth, Chhindwara 

# Tighara

Tighara is a village in Umreth sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,081 people in 241 households**, the 29th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 1,081people (2011)
- 241households
- 72.4%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Tighara PIN code and other codes

Tighara falls in Umreth sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494862

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

## How far is Tighara from nearby towns?

- Umreth (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)25 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 Tighara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tighara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanhargoan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Tighara known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 74% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Tighara

Of every 100 households in Tighara in 2011, 52 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tighara · ■ Umreth rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****20%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**58%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Tighara?

■ Tighara · ■ Umreth rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****683**

**927

Working population ****54.5%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 62.6% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (8%) · **■** Marginal 65 (11%)

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 Umreth

- Kachram1,160 people
- Patha1,136 people
- Mandai Mal1,134 people
- Sonapipari1,102 people
- Gaigohan1,065 people
- Parsoli1,065 people
- Satnoor1,049 people
- Bhawada1,040 people

[All 101 villages in Umreth](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/umreth/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tighara from Chhindwara?25 km by road
- What is the population of Tighara?1,081 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tighara in?Chhindwara district (Umreth sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tighara?72.4% (Census 2011)