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About Tikarigarh Village

Tikarigarh is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,235, made up of 621 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikarigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikarigarh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 414.8 hectares
Population 1,235
Male Population 621
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikarigarh compares

By the 2011 count Tikarigarh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 414.8 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Tikarigarh

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

Tikarigarh lies about 16 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Tikarigarh
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 16 km
District headquarters Chamba 16 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 53 km

Villages closest to Tikarigarh

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 Tikarigarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikarigarh village had a population of 1,235. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Tikarigarh village has 621 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikarigarh has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Tikarigarh is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikarigarh covers 414.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tikarigarh is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Tikarigarh.

Tikarigarh is about 16 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikarigarh is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghai Garh (under 2 km), Garh (under 2 km) and Jasaur Garh (under 2 km).

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

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