About Tikar Village

Tikar is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 209 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, 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	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	207.62 hectares
Population	393
Male Population	209
Female Population	184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 207.62 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 935.

Getting to Tikar

Tikar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tikar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tikar from other places

Tikar lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 5.4 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
Nearest railway station	Kathleeghat	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	11 km
District headquarters	Shimla	11 km

Villages closest to Tikar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikar village had a population of 393. That makes it the 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Tikar village has 209 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Tikar is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikar covers 207.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikar falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Kathleeghat, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tikar.

Tikar is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Kathleeghat is about 5.4 km away. Cheta is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.