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About Tikkeri Village

Tikkeri is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 204 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikkeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikkeri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 60.48 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 204
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,142
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tikkeri compares

By the 2011 count Tikkeri is the 88th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 60.48 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Tikkeri

Tikkeri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tikkeri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tikkeri from other places

Tikkeri lies about 16 km from Kangra. 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 Tikkeri
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 16 km

Villages closest to Tikkeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikkeri village had a population of 437. That makes it the 88th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Tikkeri village has 204 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikkeri has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Tikkeri is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikkeri covers 60.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tikkeri falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tikkeri notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tikkeri.

Tikkeri is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikkeri is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Jawali is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaniari (1.7 km), Bharnoli (3.0 km) and Sarhohla (6.1 km).

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

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