# Tighar Village, Karjat, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karjat, Raigarh 

# Tighar

Tighar is a village in Karjat sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 130 households**, the 98th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 679people (2011)
- 130households
- 70.6%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Tighar PIN code and other codes

Tighar falls in Karjat sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKarjat
- Census village code553672

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

## How far is Tighar from nearby towns?

- Karjat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)66 km by road
- Karjat (nearest town)4 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 Tighar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Tighar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karjat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karjat
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Karjat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Tighar known for?

About 19% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Tighar

Of every 100 households in Tighar in 2011, 69 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Tighar · ■ Karjat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**66%

Use banking services ****62%**

**54%

Television ****48%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****36%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Tighar?

■ Tighar · ■ Karjat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**977

Working population ****37.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 65.5% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 48 (19%) · **■** Marginal 114 (45%)

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 Karjat

- Wanjale737 people
- Sawargaon726 people
- Dahiwali T. Waredi696 people
- Chinchwali689 people
- Kurung673 people
- Birdole671 people
- Pali T. Waredi651 people
- Savele640 people

[All 176 villages in Karjat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/karjat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tighar from Alibag?66 km by road
- What is the population of Tighar?679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tighar in?Raigarh district (Karjat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Tighar?70.6% (Census 2011)