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About Tighar Village

Tighar is a mid sized village in Karjat tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 347 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.86 hectares hectares.

Tighar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Karjat
Area (hectares) 220.86 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 347
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tighar compares

By the 2011 count Tighar is the 98th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 220.86 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Tighar

Tighar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tighar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Talwade, Tambas, Tamnath and Tatyachiwadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tighar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighar village had a population of 679. That makes it the 98th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Tighar village has 347 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighar has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Tighar covers 220.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tighar falls under Karjat tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Tighar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tighar.

Tighar is in Karjat tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tighar today is likely to be higher.

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