About Tikru Village

Tikru is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 167 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,425 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176095, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaisinghpur
Pincode	176095
Area (hectares)	101.06 hectares
Population	405
Male Population	167
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,425
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 44th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 101.06 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

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 50 km from Kangra, 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	Jaisinghpur	17 km
Nearest town	Mandi	32 km
District headquarters	Kangra	50 km

Villages closest to Tikru

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

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Common questions about Tikru

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikru village had a population of 405. That makes it the 44th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Tikru village has 167 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikru has about 1425 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Tikru is 176095. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikru covers 101.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikru falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra 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 50 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikru is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Joginder Nagar is about 3.8 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 17 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.