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About Tighali Village

Tighali is a mid sized village in Sendhwa tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,629, made up of 861 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650.08 hectares hectares.

Tighali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Sendhwa
Area (hectares) 650.08 hectares
Population 1,629
Male Population 861
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tighali compares

By the 2011 count Tighali is the 45th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 650.08 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Tighali

Tighali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tighali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tighali from other places

Tighali lies about 46 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tighali
Tehsil headquarters Sendhwa 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 26 km
District headquarters Barwani 46 km

Villages closest to Tighali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sendhwa tehsil.

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 Tighali

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighali village had a population of 1,629. That makes it the 45th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Tighali village has 861 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighali has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Tighali covers 650.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tighali falls under Sendhwa tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tighali is Hathi gate station, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tighali.

Tighali is about 46 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tighali is in Sendhwa tehsil of Barwani district. Sendhwa is about 7.7 km away. Hathi gate station is about 26 km away. Barwani is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehatgaon (under 2 km), Kalapat (2.3 km) and Kusmi (2.5 km).

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

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