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About Tikari Village

Tikari is a large village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,485, made up of 1,766 males and 1,719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728.956 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 728.956 hectares
Population 3,485
Male Population 1,766
Female Population 1,719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikari compares

By the 2011 count Tikari is the 12th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 728.956 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Tikari

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

Tikari lies about 19 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, about 11 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 Tikari
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Jairamnagar 11 km
Nearest town Akaltara 19 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 19 km

Villages closest to Tikari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikari village had a population of 3,485. That makes it the 12th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Tikari village has 1,766 males and 1,719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikari has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Tikari is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikari covers 728.956 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikari falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tikari is Jairamnagar, about 11 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Tikari.

Tikari is about 19 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikari is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 5.6 km away. Jairamnagar is about 11 km away. Akaltara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikarishiv (under 2 km), Chauha (1.7 km) and Pathartal (2.2 km).

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

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