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About Tikru Village

Tikru is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 244 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 56.53 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 244
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tikru compares

By the 2011 count Tikru is the 60th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 56.53 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Tikru

Tikru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tikru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tikru from other places

Tikru lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 3.7 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 Tikru
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 3.7 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km

Villages closest to Tikru

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 Tikru

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikru village had a population of 517. That makes it the 60th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Tikru village has 244 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikru has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Tikru is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikru covers 56.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Tikru is Joginder Nagar, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tikru.

Tikru is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikru is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 3.5 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 3.7 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhart Bagla (under 2 km), Jalpehr (under 2 km) and Ropri (1.6 km).

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

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