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About Tikri Village

Tikri is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 159 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, 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 Dharmsala
Pincode 176057
Area (hectares) 56.77 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 159
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
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 94th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 56.77 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

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 7.7 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 6.4 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 Koparlahar 6.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Tikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmsala 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 337. That makes it the 94th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Tikri village has 159 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Tikri is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikri covers 56.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tikri is Koparlahar, about 6.4 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 7.7 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 Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 6.4 km away. Kangra is about 7.7 km away. Dharmsala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anjani (3.1 km), Jhakrehr (3.8 km) and Thamba (4.5 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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