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About Tikri Masha Village

Tikri Masha is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 69 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikri Masha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikri Masha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 55.59 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 69
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 Tikri Masha compares

By the 2011 count Tikri Masha is the 190th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 55.59 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Tikri Masha

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

Tikri Masha lies about 9.6 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.8 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 Masha
Nearest railway station Jutogh 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 9.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.6 km

Villages closest to Tikri Masha

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.

Common questions about Tikri Masha

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikri Masha village had a population of 130. That makes it the 190th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Tikri Masha village has 69 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri Masha has about 884 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 Tikri Masha is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikri Masha covers 55.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikri Masha falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikri Masha is Jutogh, about 5.8 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 Tikri Masha.

Tikri Masha is about 9.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikri Masha is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 5.8 km away. Shimla Rural is about 9.6 km away. Shimla is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikri (under 2 km), Galot (under 2 km) and Karhech (under 2 km).

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

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