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About Tighara Kalan Village

Tighara Kalan is a mid sized village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 529 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.72 hectares hectares.

Tighara Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighara Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Rithi
Area (hectares) 426.72 hectares
Population 1,045
Male Population 529
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tighara Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Tighara Kalan is the 43rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 426.72 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 963.

Getting to Tighara Kalan

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

Tighara Kalan lies about 39 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Bakhleta, about 5.0 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 Tighara Kalan
Nearest railway station Bakhleta 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Rithi 12 km
District headquarters Katni 39 km
Nearest town Murwāra 39 km

Villages closest to Tighara Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighara Kalan village had a population of 1,045. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Tighara Kalan village has 529 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighara Kalan has about 975 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 963.

Tighara Kalan covers 426.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tighara Kalan falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tighara Kalan is Bakhleta, about 5.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tighara Kalan.

Tighara Kalan is about 39 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tighara Kalan is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Bakhleta is about 5.0 km away. Rithi is about 12 km away. Katni is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badgaon (2.3 km), Lalpura (2.7 km) and Gurji Kalan (2.7 km).

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

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