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About Tikulia Village

Tikulia is a mid sized village in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 849 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikulia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Adapur
Pincode 845302
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 1,590
Male Population 849
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikulia compares

By the 2011 count Tikulia is the 51st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Tikulia

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

Tikulia lies about 32 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chauradano, about 4.1 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 Tikulia
Nearest railway station Chauradano 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Adapur 7.7 km
Nearest town Raxaul 18 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 32 km

Villages closest to Tikulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikulia village had a population of 1,590. That makes it the 51st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Tikulia village has 849 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikulia has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Tikulia is 845302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikulia covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tikulia falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tikulia is Chauradano, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tikulia.

Tikulia is about 32 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikulia is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Chauradano is about 4.1 km away. Adapur is about 7.7 km away. Raxaul 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 Jhitkahia (under 2 km), Chandarman (under 2 km) and Bakhri (2.0 km).

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

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