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About Tikkar Khas Village

Tikkar Khas is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 209 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikkar Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikkar Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176087
Area (hectares) 52.54 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 209
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,273
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tikkar Khas compares

By the 2011 count Tikkar Khas is the 124th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 52.54 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Tikkar Khas

Tikkar Khas 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 Tikkar Khas 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tikkar Khas from other places

Tikkar Khas lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 4.3 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 Khas
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Tikkar Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikkar Khas village had a population of 475. That makes it the 124th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Tikkar Khas village has 209 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikkar Khas has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Tikkar Khas is 176087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikkar Khas covers 52.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tikkar Khas falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikkar Khas is Panchrukhi, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tikkar Khas.

Tikkar Khas is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikkar Khas is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 4.3 km away. Palampur is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andror (under 2 km), Tapa (under 2 km) and Lahaman (under 2 km).

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

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