About Tikar Village

Tikar is a mid sized village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 312 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	335.16 hectares
Population	631
Male Population	312
Female Population	319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the 6th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 335.16 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tikar

Tikar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tikar as Available within 5 - 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 Tikar from other places

Tikar lies about 12 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 36 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	5.8 km
District headquarters	Chamba	12 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	36 km

Villages closest to Tikar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalai 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 631. That makes it the 6th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Tikar village has 312 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Tikar is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikar covers 335.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikar falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Nurpur Road, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tikar.

Tikar is about 12 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 5.8 km away. Chamba is about 12 km away. Nurpur Road is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.