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About Tikri Khas Village

Tikri Khas is a mid sized village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 996, made up of 487 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikri Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikri Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 392.44 hectares
Population 996
Male Population 487
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikri Khas compares

By the 2011 count Tikri Khas is the 9th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 392.44 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Tikri Khas

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

Tikri Khas lies about 23 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 21 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 Khas
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 21 km
District headquarters Chamba 23 km

Villages closest to Tikri Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihunta 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 Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikri Khas village had a population of 996. That makes it the 9th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Tikri Khas village has 487 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri Khas has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Tikri Khas is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikri Khas covers 392.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikri Khas falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikri Khas is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 21 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 Tikri Khas.

Tikri Khas is about 23 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikri Khas is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 5.3 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 21 km away. Chamba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhujjal (under 2 km), Bhont (1.5 km) and Surpara (1.8 km).

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

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