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About Tikkar Village

Tikkar is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 71 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171203
Area (hectares) 67.08 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 71
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Tikkar compares

By the 2011 count Tikkar is the 217th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 67.08 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Tikkar

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

Tikkar lies about 37 km from Shimla. 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 Tikkar
Tehsil headquarters Theog 22 km
District headquarters Shimla 37 km

Villages closest to Tikkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikkar village had a population of 143. That makes it the 217th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Tikkar village has 71 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikkar has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Tikkar is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikkar covers 67.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikkar falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tikkar notes the nearest railway station 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 Tikkar.

Tikkar is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikkar is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 37 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 Muhal Tikkar (under 2 km), Jangal Jalsar (4.9 km) and Pansejal (4.9 km).

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

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