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About Tikar Village

Tikar is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 154 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, 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 Chachyot
Pincode 175029
Area (hectares) 202.73 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 154
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the 86th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 202.73 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Tikar

Tikar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tikar 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 Tikar from other places

Tikar lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 51 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 Chachyot 7.1 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 17 km
District headquarters Mandi 19 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 51 km

Villages closest to Tikar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikar village had a population of 287. That makes it the 86th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Tikar village has 154 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Tikar is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikar covers 202.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Buffer Stop, about 51 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 <5 km distance for Tikar.

Tikar is about 19 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 Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 7.1 km away. Sundarnagar is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangliur (under 2 km), Baga (under 2 km) and Dadoh (2.0 km).

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

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