# Tighda Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Tighda

Tighda is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,109 people in 236 households**, the 22nd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 1,109people (2011)
- 236households
- 60.2%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Tighda PIN code and other codes

Tighda falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487741

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

## How far is Tighda from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)69 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)19 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 Tighda?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Tighda; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Tighda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and chana**. About 88% of the 526 hectares of village land is sown, and 461 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 Tighda

Of every 100 households in Tighda in 2011, 93 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Tighda · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****62%**

**51%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Tighda?

■ Tighda · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**904

Working population ****28.5%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 50.6% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (56%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 20 (6%)

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 Sohagpur

- Kalmesara1,163 people
- Nagtara1,151 people
- Galacha1,129 people
- Patharai1,110 people
- Nayagaon1,096 people
- Bankhedi Rewa1,093 people
- Mahuwa Kheda Kalan1,086 people
- Kajal Khedi1,078 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tighda from Hoshangabad?69 km by road
- What is the population of Tighda?1,109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tighda in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tighda?60.2% (Census 2011)