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About Tikkar Village

Tikkar is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 53 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,358 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 78.83 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 53
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,358
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikkar compares

By the 2011 count Tikkar is the 152nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 78.83 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1112.

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 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 Tikkar from other places

Tikkar lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 21 km

Villages closest to Tikkar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jogindarnagar 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 125. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Tikkar village has 53 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikkar has about 1358 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Tikkar is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikkar covers 78.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikkar falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikkar is Buffer Stop, about 12 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 Tikkar.

Tikkar is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikkar is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 12 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andralu Nichla (under 2 km), Andralu Uperla (under 2 km) and Kund (under 2 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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