# Nigahra Village, Badwara, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Badwara, Katni 

# Nigahra

Nigahra is a village in Badwara sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,252 people in 552 households**, the 10th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 2,252people (2011)
- 552households
- 69.8%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Nigahra PIN code and other codes

Nigahra falls in Badwara sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBadwara
- Census village code488440

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

## How far is Nigahra from nearby towns?

- Badwara (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)26 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)26 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 Nigahra?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Nigahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhaudura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Nigahra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and masoor**. About 20% of the 904 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Nigahra

Of every 100 households in Nigahra in 2011, 16 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nigahra · ■ Badwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**40%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****78%**

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Nigahra?

■ Nigahra · ■ Badwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785**

**929

Working population ****50.1%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 58.4% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,028 (91%)

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 Badwara

- Bilayat Kalan2,673 people
- Parsel2,593 people
- Bhudsa2,574 people
- Barchheka2,311 people
- Rupond2,178 people
- Suddi2,105 people
- Kumharwara2,085 people
- Deori1,913 people

[All 109 villages in Badwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/badwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nigahra from Katni?26 km by road
- What is the population of Nigahra?2,252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nigahra in?Katni district (Badwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nigahra?69.8% (Census 2011)