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About Tikuli Village

Tikuli is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 768 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Tikuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikuli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 768
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikuli compares

By the 2011 count Tikuli is the 45th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Tikuli

Tikuli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tikuli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tikuli from other places

Tikuli lies about 12 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Chakand Railway Station, about 2.8 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 Tikuli
Nearest railway station Chakand Railway Station 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 12 km
District headquarters Gaya 12 km

Villages closest to Tikuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikuli village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 45th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Tikuli village has 768 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikuli has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Tikuli covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tikuli falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tikuli is Chakand Railway Station, about 2.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tikuli.

Tikuli is about 12 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikuli is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Chakand Railway Station is about 2.8 km away. Belaganj is about 12 km away. Gaya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewara (under 2 km), Kachanpur Agthu (under 2 km) and Shahmohammadpur (under 2 km).

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

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