Village · Khalwa, Khandwa # Tighariya Tighariya is a village in Khalwa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,743 people in 344 households, the 48th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%. - 1,743 people (2011) - 344 households - 56.9% literacy - 941 females per 1,000 males ## Tighariya PIN code and other codes Tighariya falls in Khalwa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Khalwa - Census village code 505549 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tighariya from nearby towns? - Khalwa (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Khandwa (district HQ) 65 km by road - Khandwa (nearest town) 65 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tighariya? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Tighariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pandhana - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Harsud - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khandwa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tighariya known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 78% of the 699 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tighariya Of every 100 households in Tighariya in 2011, 79 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tighariya · ■ Khalwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 79% 75% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 2% 12% - Drinking water within premises 4% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 12% 46% - Television 6% 13% - Mobile phone 14% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 66% 57% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tighariya? ■ Tighariya · ■ Khalwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 53.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 941 953 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 790 942 - Working population 53.9% 48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 46.0% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 261 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 639 (68%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 25 (3%) · ■ Marginal 6 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khalwa - Mohanya Bham 1,840 people - Jogibida 1,803 people - Jhirpa 1,785 people - Jamuniya Ashapur 1,743 people - Khalawa Sarkar 1,731 people - Langoti 1,731 people - Jamdhad 1,727 people - Ranhai 1,723 people All 147 villages in Khalwa ## Quick answers - How far is Tighariya from Khandwa? 65 km by road - What is the population of Tighariya? 1,743 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tighariya in? Khandwa district (Khalwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tighariya? 56.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/khalwa/tighariya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.