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About Tikar Village

Tikar is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 36 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, 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 Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 37.55 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 36
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
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 168th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 37.55 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 967.

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 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 5.4 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
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 11 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
District headquarters Solan 17 km

Villages closest to Tikar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 64. That makes it the 168th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Tikar village has 36 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Tikar is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikar covers 37.55 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.

Tikar falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Kathleeghat, about 5.4 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 17 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 5.4 km away. Kandaghat is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jekhri (under 2 km), Dhandon (under 2 km) and Dharin (under 2 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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