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About Tikkar Village

Tikkar is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 266 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,241 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177043
Area (hectares) 173.6 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 266
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,241
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikkar compares

By the 2011 count Tikkar is the 8th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 173.6 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Tikkar

Tikkar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tikkar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tikkar from other places

Tikkar lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 13 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km

Villages closest to Tikkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikkar village had a population of 596. That makes it the 8th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Tikkar village has 266 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikkar has about 1241 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Tikkar is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikkar covers 173.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikkar falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikkar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 village for Tikkar.

Tikkar is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikkar is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 13 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauli (2.9 km), Ban Naun (3.9 km) and Ban Sadwan (3.9 km).

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

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