About Tikri Village

Tikri is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 173 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikri village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	190.84 hectares
Population	336
Male Population	173
Female Population	163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikri compares

By the 2011 count Tikri is the 20th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 190.84 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Tikri

Tikri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tikri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tikri from other places

Tikri lies about 53 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Tikri
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	9.8 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	50 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	51 km
District headquarters	Shimla	53 km

Villages closest to Tikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikri village had a population of 336. That makes it the 20th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Tikri village has 173 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Tikri is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikri covers 190.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikri falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikri is Salogra, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tikri.

Tikri is about 53 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikri is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 9.8 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 50 km away. Salogra is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.