About Tikar Village

Tikar is a small village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 250 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Aut
Pincode	175121
Area (hectares)	187 hectares
Population	498
Male Population	250
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Tikar

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

How far is Tikar from other places

Tikar lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 54 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 Tikar
Tehsil headquarters	Aut	17 km
District headquarters	Mandi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	54 km

Villages closest to Tikar

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

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Common questions about Tikar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikar village had a population of 498. That makes it the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Tikar village has 250 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Tikar is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikar covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikar falls under Aut tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Buffer Stop, about 54 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tikar.

Tikar is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Aut is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Buffer Stop is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.