About Tikri Village

Tikri is a small village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 242 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, 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	Tikar
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	458
Male Population	242
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikri compares

By the 2011 count Tikri is the 13th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Tikri

Tikri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tikri 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 Tikri from other places

Tikri lies about 48 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tikar	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	41 km
District headquarters	Shimla	48 km

Villages closest to Tikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikri village had a population of 458. That makes it the 13th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

Tikri village has 242 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Tikri is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikri covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Tikri is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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 Tikri.

Tikri is about 48 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 Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Tikar is about 26 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.