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About Tighra Kalan Village

Tighra Kalan is a mid sized village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 305 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.3 hectares hectares.

Tighra Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighra Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 265.3 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 305
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tighra Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Tighra Kalan is the 93rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 265.3 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Tighra Kalan

Tighra Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tighra Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tighra Kalan from other places

Tighra Kalan lies about 33 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Nandkhas, about 17 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 Tighra Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 4.9 km
Nearest town Bhānder 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Nandkhas 17 km
District headquarters Datia 33 km

Villages closest to Tighra Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhander 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 Tighra Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighra Kalan village had a population of 597. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Tighra Kalan village has 305 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighra Kalan has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 876.

Tighra Kalan covers 265.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tighra Kalan falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tighra Kalan is Nandkhas, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tighra Kalan.

Tighra Kalan is about 33 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tighra Kalan is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Bhander is about 4.9 km away. Bhānder is about 4.9 km away. Nandkhas is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khiriya Kadoor (under 2 km), Khiriya Riyasat (under 2 km) and Bagpura (1.6 km).

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

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