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About Tigwan Village

Tigwan is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 309 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.37 hectares hectares.

Tigwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tigwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 164.37 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 309
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Tigwan compares

By the 2011 count Tigwan is the 99th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 164.37 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 964.

Getting to Tigwan

Tigwan 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 Tigwan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tigwan from other places

Tigwan lies about 37 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 20 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 Tigwan
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Salaia 20 km
Nearest town Sihorā 23 km
District headquarters Katni 37 km

Villages closest to Tigwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahoriband 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 Tigwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tigwan village had a population of 603. That makes it the 99th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Tigwan village has 309 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tigwan has about 951 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 964.

Tigwan covers 164.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tigwan falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tigwan is Salaia, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Tigwan is about 37 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tigwan is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 2.4 km away. Salaia is about 20 km away. Sihorā is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amgawan (under 2 km), Deori (under 2 km) and Khargawan (2.1 km).

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

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