About Tikar Village

Tikar is one of the larger villages in Halvad tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,940, made up of 3,049 males and 2,891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4378.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikar village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surendranagar
Tehsil	Halvad
Pincode	363330
Area (hectares)	4378.5 hectares
Population	5,940
Male Population	3,049
Female Population	2,891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 4378.5 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

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 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 Tikar from other places

Tikar lies about 72 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Dhanala, about 15 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	Dhanala	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Halvad	16 km
District headquarters	Surendranagar	72 km

Villages closest to Tikar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Halvad 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 5,940. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Tikar village has 3,049 males and 2,891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Tikar is 363330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikar covers 4378.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikar falls under Halvad tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Dhanala, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Tikar.

Tikar is about 72 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Halvad tehsil of Surendranagar district. Dhanala is about 15 km away. Halvad is about 16 km away. Surendranagar is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.