# Tigaon Village, Amgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/amgaon/tigaon/ Village · Amgaon, Gondiya # Tigaon Tigaon is a village in Amgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,115 people in 474 households**, the 14th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 2,115people (2011) - 474households - 82.9%literacy - 1,080females per 1,000 males ## Tigaon PIN code and other codes Tigaon falls in Amgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAmgaon - Census village code537956 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tigaon from nearby towns? - Amgaon (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)35 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)35 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 Tigaon? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Tigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Amgaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amgion - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Tigaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 52% of the 655 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Tigaon Of every 100 households in Tigaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tigaon · ■ Amgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **83% Toilet within the home ****39%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **50% Tap water ****1%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****73%** **75% Television ****31%** **30% Mobile phone ****37%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **15% Own their home ****97%** **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 Tigaon? ■ Tigaon · ■ Amgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%** **84.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238** **973 Working population ****58.3%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 75.2% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 378 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 451 (37%) · **■** Household industry 62 (5%) · **■** Other work 81 (7%) · **■** Marginal 260 (21%) 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 Amgaon - Chirchalbandh2,484 people - Kumbhartoli2,349 people - Borkanhar2,296 people - Suplipar2,137 people - Jawari2,097 people - Kikaripar2,038 people - Malni2,033 people - Kalimati2,018 people [All 81 villages in Amgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/amgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tigaon from Gondiya?35 km by road - What is the population of Tigaon?2,115 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tigaon in?Gondiya district (Amgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Tigaon?82.9% (Census 2011)