About Tikar Village

Tikar is a small village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 82 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Naina Devi
Pincode	174011
Area (hectares)	99.59 hectares
Population	157
Male Population	82
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the 93rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 99.59 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Tikar

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

Tikar 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 Tikar
Nearest railway station	Jairamnagar	11 km
Nearest town	Akaltara	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Naina Devi	19 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	19 km

Villages closest to Tikar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naina Devi 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 Tikar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikar village had a population of 157. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Tikar village has 82 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Tikar is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikar covers 99.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikar falls under Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tikar 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tikar.

Tikar 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.

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