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About Tikri Village

Tikri is a small village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 143 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode 174012
Area (hectares) 53.42 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 143
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikri compares

By the 2011 count Tikri is the 71st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 53.42 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Tikri

Tikri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tikri as Available within village. 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 Tikri from other places

Tikri lies about 16 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 12 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 Gatora 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaspur Sadar 16 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 16 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 16 km

Villages closest to Tikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur Sadar 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 264. That makes it the 71st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Tikri village has 143 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Tikri is 174012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikri covers 53.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikri falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tikri is Gatora, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tikri.

Tikri is about 16 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikri is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 12 km away. Bilaspur Sadar is about 16 km away. Bilaspur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (6.9 km), Lag (7.1 km) and Nauni (9.6 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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