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About Tikkar Uperla Village

Tikkar Uperla is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 41 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikkar Uperla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikkar Uperla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 80.79 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 41
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikkar Uperla compares

By the 2011 count Tikkar Uperla is the 158th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 80.79 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Tikkar Uperla

Tikkar Uperla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tikkar Uperla as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Tikkar Uperla from other places

Tikkar Uperla lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 20 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 Tikkar Uperla
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 37 km

Villages closest to Tikkar Uperla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 Tikkar Uperla

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikkar Uperla village had a population of 78. That makes it the 158th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Tikkar Uperla village has 41 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikkar Uperla has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Tikkar Uperla is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikkar Uperla covers 80.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikkar Uperla falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikkar Uperla is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 20 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tikkar Uperla.

Tikkar Uperla 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.

Tikkar Uperla is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.2 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 20 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 Mariari (under 2 km), Tikkar Jhikla (under 2 km) and Sialkar (under 2 km).

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

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