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About Tikri Village

Tikri is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 94 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, 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 Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 94
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikri compares

By the 2011 count Tikri is the 85th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 944.

Getting to Tikri

Tikri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tikri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Nerua 22 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 Nerua 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 Tikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikri village had a population of 176. That makes it the 85th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Tikri village has 94 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Tikri is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikri covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikri falls under Nerua 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 22 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.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mahal Tikri (under 2 km), Silori (under 2 km) and Mukhrandli (under 2 km).

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

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