About Tikar Village

Tikar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 104 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, 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	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171007
Area (hectares)	32 hectares
Population	189
Male Population	104
Female Population	85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	817
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the 125th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 987.

Getting to Tikar

Tikar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tikar 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 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	Shimla Rural	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 Shimla Rural 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 189. That makes it the 125th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Tikar village has 104 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Tikar is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikar covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikar falls under Shimla Rural 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Kathleeghat is about 5.4 km away. Shimla Rural 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.