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About Tikri Village

Tikri is one of the larger villages in Hussainganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,372, made up of 2,638 males and 2,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares.

Tikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hussainganj
Area (hectares) 375 hectares
Population 5,372
Male Population 2,638
Female Population 2,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikri compares

By the 2011 count Tikri is the 12th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Tikri

Tikri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tikri as Available within 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 Tikri from other places

Tikri lies about 5.3 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Kachari, about 5.0 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 Tikri
Nearest railway station Siwan Kachari 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hussainganj 5.3 km
District headquarters Siwan 5.3 km
Nearest town Siwān 5.3 km

Villages closest to Tikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikri village had a population of 5,372. That makes it the 12th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents.

Tikri village has 2,638 males and 2,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Tikri covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tikri falls under Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tikri is Siwan Kachari, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tikri.

Tikri is about 5.3 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikri is in Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan Kachari is about 5.0 km away. Hussainganj is about 5.3 km away. Siwan is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partappur (under 2 km), Sidhaul (under 2 km) and Tetaria (1.6 km).

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

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