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About Tighra Village

Tighra is a mid sized village in Dhanora tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 274 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,296 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.98 hectares hectares.

Tighra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Dhanora
Area (hectares) 345.98 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 274
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,296
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tighra compares

By the 2011 count Tighra is the 51st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 754 residents. Its 345.98 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Tighra

Tighra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tighra 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. The nearest villages by name are Sukwah, Sunwara, Thaori and Thaori Khas. 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 Tighra

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighra village had a population of 629. That makes it the 51st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 754 residents.

Tighra village has 274 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighra has about 1296 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Tighra covers 345.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tighra falls under Dhanora tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Tighra notes the nearest railway station 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 Tighra.

Tighra is in Dhanora tehsil of Seoni 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 Tighra today is likely to be higher.

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