Skip to main content

About Tighre Village

Tighre is a small village in Jalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 135 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tighre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tighre village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Jalgaon
Pincode 425309
Area (hectares) 621.78 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 135
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tighre compares

By the 2011 count Tighre is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 621.78 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Tighre

Tighre is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tighre as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tighre from other places

Tighre lies about 18 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Sakegaon, about 1.5 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 Tighre
Nearest railway station Sakegaon 1.5 km
Nearest town Bhusawal 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalgaon 18 km

Villages closest to Tighre

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tighre village had a population of 253. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Tighre village has 135 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tighre has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Tighre is 425309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tighre covers 621.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tighre falls under Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tighre is Sakegaon, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tighre.

Tighre is about 18 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tighre is in Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Sakegaon is about 1.5 km away. Bhusawal is about 5.6 km away. Jalgaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khirdi (2.6 km), Jalgaon Kh (4.4 km) and Kadgaon (5.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.