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About Tikri Village

Tikri is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 101 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 101
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikri compares

By the 2011 count Tikri is the 140th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Tikri

Tikri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tikri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tikri from other places

Tikri lies about 9.6 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 49 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
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 9.6 km
District headquarters Chamba 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 49 km

Villages closest to Tikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah 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 209. That makes it the 140th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Tikri village has 101 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Tikri is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikri covers 134 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.

Tikri falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikri is Nurpur Road, about 49 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tikri.

Tikri is about 9.6 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikri is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 9.6 km away. Chamba is about 9.6 km away. Nurpur Road is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarana (under 2 km), Kella (under 2 km) and R F Kella (under 2 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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