# Tighara Village, Sihora, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sihora, Jabalpur 

# Tighara

Tighara is a village in Sihora sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **704 people in 206 households**, the 73rd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 704people (2011)
- 206households
- 85.6%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Tighara PIN code and other codes

Tighara falls in Sihora sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSihora
- Census village code489123

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?

- Sihora (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fanwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 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 Tighara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, dhan and masoor**. About 92% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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, 96 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Tighara · ■ Sihora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**83%

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

**26%

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

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**16%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****70%**

**51%

Television ****34%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

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

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Tighara?

■ Tighara · ■ Sihora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**950

Working population ****55.0%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 74.6% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 106 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 264 (68%)

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 Sihora

- Jauli753 people
- Khagamau739 people
- Darauli Kalan733 people
- Banjar Bughari731 people
- Ghughari697 people
- Ghughara693 people
- Dhangawan688 people
- Junwani685 people

[All 155 villages in Sihora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tighara from Jabalpur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Tighara?704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tighara in?Jabalpur district (Sihora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tighara?85.6% (Census 2011)