# Tighra Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gotegaon, Narsimhapur 

# Tighra

Tighra is a village in Gotegaon sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 76 households**, the 159th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 292people (2011)
- 76households
- 98.8%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Tighra PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGotegaon
- Census village code490481

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?

- Gotegaon (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gotegaon (nearest town)3 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?

5 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gotegoan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 81% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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, 94 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tighra · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**40%

Television ****57%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.8%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**897

Working population ****58.9%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 100.0% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 130 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (20%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Gotegaon

- Kumjhor310 people
- Baglai Basti306 people
- Kaisli303 people
- Tarwara292 people
- Kachhwa291 people
- Bandol290 people
- Chargawan287 people
- Sirkona287 people

[All 250 villages in Gotegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tighra from Narsimhapur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Tighra?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tighra in?Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tighra?98.8% (Census 2011)