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About Tikkar Village

Tikkar is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 11 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 545 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, 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 Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 11
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 545
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 Tikkar compares

By the 2011 count Tikkar is the 379th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Tikkar

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

Tikkar lies about 41 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 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
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 4.4 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 30 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 35 km
District headquarters Mandi 41 km

Villages closest to Tikkar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karsog 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 17. That makes it the 379th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Tikkar village has 11 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikkar has about 545 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Tikkar is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikkar covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tikkar is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Tikkar.

Tikkar is about 41 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 Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 4.4 km away. Sundarnagar is about 30 km away. Summer Hill is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shila Kadaun (under 2 km), D P F Jhao Prala (under 2 km) and Prala Kutlu (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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