About Tikuna Village

Tikuna is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,758, made up of 932 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares.

Tikuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikuna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	1,758
Male Population	932
Female Population	826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikuna compares

By the 2011 count Tikuna is the 43rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Tikuna

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

How far is Tikuna from other places

Tikuna lies about 8.7 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Gaya Junction, about 9.2 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 Tikuna
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	4.2 km
District headquarters	Gaya	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Gaya Junction	9.2 km

Villages closest to Tikuna

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

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Common questions about Tikuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikuna village had a population of 1,758. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Tikuna village has 932 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikuna has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Tikuna covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tikuna falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tikuna is Gaya Junction, about 9.2 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 village for Tikuna.

Tikuna is about 8.7 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikuna is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 4.2 km away. Gaya is about 8.7 km away. Gaya Junction is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.