Village · Gotegaon, Narsimhapur # Tighra Tighra is a village in Gotegaon sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 537 people in 140 households, the 105th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 537 people (2011) - 140 households - 82.0% literacy - 904 females per 1,000 males ## Tighra PIN code and other codes Tighra falls in Gotegaon sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Gotegaon - Census village code 490584 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tighra from nearby towns? - Gotegaon (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Narsimhapur (district HQ) 40 km by road - Gotegaon (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tighra? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Tighra; 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Gotegaon - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Gadarwara - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Tighra known for? About 87% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tighra Of every 100 households in Tighra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Tighra · ■ Gotegaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 70% - Toilet within the home 26% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 73% - Tap water 0% 12% - Drinking water within premises 37% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 96% - Use banking services 52% 40% - Television 41% 21% - Mobile phone 50% 25% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 23% 12% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 23% 46% - Own their home 95% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tighra? ■ Tighra · ■ Gotegaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.0% 76.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1097 897 - Working population 50.7% 48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 76.0% for women. 63% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 69 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 190 (70%) · ■ Other work 12 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gotegaon - Pipariya 560 people - Nandiya 556 people - Neguwan 540 people - Kathotiya 537 people - Deguwan 521 people - Gadaghat 521 people - Kohka 521 people - Bhama 517 people All 250 villages in Gotegaon ## Quick answers - How far is Tighra from Narsimhapur? 40 km by road - What is the population of Tighra? 537 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tighra in? Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tighra? 82.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/tighra-490584/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.