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About Tikar Village

Tikar is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 135 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173229, 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 Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173229
Area (hectares) 263.78 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 135
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the 63rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 263.78 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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 <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 Tikar from other places

Tikar lies about 14 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 14 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 14 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 26 km
Nearest town Solan 26 km

Villages closest to Tikar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikar village had a population of 251. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Tikar village has 135 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Tikar is 173229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikar covers 263.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikar falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Salogra, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Tikar.

Tikar is about 14 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 14 km away. Sirmaur is about 14 km away. Salogra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jurab Koti (3.1 km), Kot Dhabur (3.1 km) and Kotla Barog (3.1 km).

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

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