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About Tikru Village

Tikru is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 63 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176110
Area (hectares) 31.13 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 63
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikru compares

By the 2011 count Tikru is the 93rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 31.13 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Tikru

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

Tikru lies about 38 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 3.8 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 Tikru
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 28 km
Nearest town Mandi 32 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 38 km

Villages closest to Tikru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Tikru

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikru village had a population of 138. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Tikru village has 63 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikru has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Tikru is 176110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikru covers 31.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikru falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikru is Joginder Nagar, about 3.8 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 Tikru.

Tikru is about 38 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikru is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Joginder Nagar is about 3.8 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 28 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Johl Khurd (1.9 km), Chhaner (3.2 km) and Jandrahl Ranautan (4.1 km).

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

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