# Tighara, Madhuban, Mau (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Madhuban, Mau 

# Tighara

Tighara is a village in [Madhuban](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mau/madhuban/) sub-district of [Mau](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mau/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,976 people in 299 households**, the 36th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,976people (2011)
- 299households
- 72.0%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tighara

Of every 100 households in Tighara in 2011, 75 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Tighara · ■ Madhuban rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****96%**

**85%

Television ****73%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****59%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 · ■ Madhuban rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**930

Working population ****60.2%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 61.5% for women. 66% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (5%) · **■** Other work 130 (11%) · **■** Marginal 935 (79%)

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 Madhuban

- Bhirkul Sultanpur2,074 people
- Siddha Ahilaspur2,056 people
- Gagaupur2,040 people
- Daraudha Madhopur1,977 people
- Jamin Manauli1,970 people
- Jajauli1,946 people
- Parasiya Jairamgiri1,930 people
- Kunda Sharif1,881 people

[All 353 villages in Madhuban](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mau/madhuban/villages/)

## Other places named Tighara

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- Tighara · Village, Pardi, Valsad · 2,254 people
- Tighara · Village, Birsinghpur, Satna · 2,097 people
- Tighara · Village, Valsad, Valsad · 1,844 people
- Tighara · Village, Maunath Bhanjan, Mau · 1,843 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tighara?1,976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tighara in?Mau district (Madhuban sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tighara?72.0% (Census 2011)