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About Thikru Village

Thikru is a small village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 58 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thikru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thikru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Sangla
Pincode 172105
Area (hectares) 227.16 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 58
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thikru compares

By the 2011 count Thikru is the 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 227.16 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 815.

Getting to Thikru

Thikru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thikru as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Thikru from other places

Thikru lies about 17 km from Kinnaur. 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 Thikru
Tehsil headquarters Sangla 16 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 17 km
Nearest town Shimla 102 km

Villages closest to Thikru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thikru village had a population of 121. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Thikru village has 58 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thikru has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 815.

The pincode recorded for Thikru is 172105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thikru covers 227.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thikru falls under Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thikru notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Thikru.

Thikru is about 17 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thikru is in Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district. Sangla is about 16 km away. Kinnaur is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 102 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilba Khas (1.9 km), Kanahi Khas (4.3 km) and Sapni Khas (4.9 km).

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

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