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About Tikkar Village

Tikkar is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 123 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, 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 Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 123
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikkar compares

By the 2011 count Tikkar is the 65th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Tikkar

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

Tikkar lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 27 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 Tikkar
Nearest town Nāhan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 22 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km
Nearest railway station Barog 27 km

Villages closest to Tikkar

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 Tikkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikkar village had a population of 249. That makes it the 65th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Tikkar village has 123 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikkar has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Tikkar is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikkar covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tikkar is Barog, about 27 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 Tikkar.

Tikkar is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikkar is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 16 km away. Pachhad is about 22 km away. Sirmaur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malhog Lal Tikkar (under 2 km), Shampur Chandog (2.1 km) and Thakuron (2.5 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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