# Tighra Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Tighra

Tighra is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **75 people in 15 households**, the 338th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 75people (2011)
- 15households
- 65.7%literacy
- 705females per 1,000 males

## Tighra PIN code and other codes

Tighra falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSaikheda
- Census village code490739

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

## How far is Tighra from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)71 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town)42 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 Tighra?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Tighra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palohabada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Tighra known for?

About 98% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Tighra

Of every 100 households in Tighra in 2011, 29 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tighra · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****64%**

**32%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tighra?

■ Tighra · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****705**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**927

Working population ****33.3%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 44.4% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 19 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (24%)

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 Gadarwara

- Pondi100 people
- Salaiya97 people
- Bamhori83 people
- Kuklor76 people
- Rehli69 people
- Mukunda52 people
- Mahua Kheda46 people
- Sagra46 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tighra from Narsimhapur?71 km by road
- What is the population of Tighra?75 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tighra in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tighra?65.7% (Census 2011)