Village · Rithi, Katni # Tihkari Tihkari is a village in Rithi sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,246 people in 299 households, the 42nd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%. - 1,246 people (2011) - 299 households - 66.9% literacy - 1,003 females per 1,000 males ## Tihkari PIN code and other codes Tihkari falls in Rithi sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Rithi - Census village code 488197 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tihkari from nearby towns? - Rithi (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Katni (district HQ) 35 km by road - Katni (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tihkari? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Tihkari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rithi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rithi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tihkari known for? About 30% of the 764 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tihkari Of every 100 households in Tihkari in 2011, 46 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tihkari · ■ Rithi rural average - Electricity for lighting 46% 48% - Toilet within the home 2% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 90% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 12% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 54% 55% - Television 10% 13% - Mobile phone 18% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 55% 42% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tihkari? ■ Tihkari · ■ Rithi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 67.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 793 940 - Working population 36.9% 42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 55.7% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 34 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 40 (9%) · ■ Marginal 377 (82%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rithi - Ghoghra 1,360 people - Semara 1,353 people - Ghudhar 1,350 people - Umariya 1,272 people - Patauhan 1,243 people - Jamuniya 1,173 people - Thanoura 1,118 people - Kathoutiya 1,051 people All 116 villages in Rithi ## Quick answers - How far is Tihkari from Katni? 35 km by road - What is the population of Tihkari? 1,246 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tihkari in? Katni district (Rithi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tihkari? 66.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/rithi/tihkari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.