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About Tighra Village

Tighra is a mid sized village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 437 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.48 hectares hectares.

Tighra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Seoni
Area (hectares) 514.48 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 437
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tighra compares

By the 2011 count Tighra is the 86th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 514.48 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

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 village. 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 Tighra from other places

Tighra lies about 8.2 km from Seoni. 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
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 8.2 km

Villages closest to Tighra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighra village had a population of 854. That makes it the 86th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Tighra village has 437 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighra has about 954 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 952.

Tighra covers 514.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tighra falls under Seoni 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tighra.

Tighra is about 8.2 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tighra is in Seoni tehsil of Seoni district. Seoni is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dheki (1.6 km), Khapa (1.6 km) and Mehrakhapa (1.6 km).

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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