# Tighara Village, Birsinghpur, Satna (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Birsinghpur, Satna 

# Tighara

Tighara is a village in Birsinghpur sub-district of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,097 people in 499 households**, the 12th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 2,097people (2011)
- 499households
- 66.7%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Tighara PIN code and other codes

Tighara falls in Birsinghpur sub-district, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChitrakoot
- Census village code463377

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

## How far is Tighara from nearby towns?

- Birsinghpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Satna (district HQ)39 km by road
- Birsinghpur (nearest town)5 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 Tighara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Tighara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Birsinghpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Satna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Satna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Tighara known for?

About 71% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Tighara

Of every 100 households in Tighara in 2011, 47 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tighara · ■ Birsinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Tighara?

■ Tighara · ■ Birsinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**901

Working population ****39.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 52.4% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (9%) · **■** Household industry 142 (17%) · **■** Other work 285 (35%) · **■** Marginal 145 (18%)

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 Birsinghpur

- Pagar Kalan2,306 people
- Rimari2,203 people
- Bandhi2,200 people
- Berhana2,164 people
- Kalwalia2,080 people
- Bamhauri1,912 people
- Badkher1,781 people
- Piparitola1,703 people

[All 172 villages in Birsinghpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/satna/birsinghpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tighara from Satna?39 km by road
- What is the population of Tighara?2,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tighara in?Satna district (Birsinghpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tighara?66.7% (Census 2011)