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About Tikri Village

Tikri is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 76 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 141.37 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 76
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,184
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 69th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 141.37 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1091.

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 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 1.7 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
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 8.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Talwāra 26 km

Villages closest to Tikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baroh 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 166. That makes it the 69th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Tikri village has 76 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Tikri is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikri covers 141.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikri falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikri is Jawanwala Shahr, about 1.7 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 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikri is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 1.7 km away. Baroh is about 8.7 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahru (2.3 km), Than (4.1 km) and Thankehr (4.1 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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