# Tighara Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni 

# Tighara

Tighara is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 41 households**, the 181st largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 169people (2011)
- 41households
- 47.2%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Tighara PIN code and other codes

Tighara falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDhimarkheda
- Census village code488815

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?

- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)45 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?

6 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Umariyapan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sleemnabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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)6 h summer · 9 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?

About 35% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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, 58 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tighara · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**53%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**50%

Television ****21%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**52%

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 Tighara?

■ Tighara · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**947

Working population ****49.7%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 41.7% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 15 (18%) · **■** Marginal 21 (25%)

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 Dhimarkheda

- Sagawan202 people
- Koshamghat197 people
- Seoni196 people
- Karaudi194 people
- Nawaliya162 people
- Karopani Vangram160 people
- Kokodabra144 people
- Paraswara130 people

[All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tighara from Katni?45 km by road
- What is the population of Tighara?169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tighara in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tighara?47.2% (Census 2011)