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About Tikkar Village

Tikkar is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 32 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,219 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173213, 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 Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173213
Area (hectares) 36.9 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 32
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,219
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 161st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 36.9 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 967.

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 10+ 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 4.7 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kandaghat, about 1.8 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 railway station Kandaghat 1.8 km
District headquarters Solan 4.7 km

Villages closest to Tikkar

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 Tikkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikkar village had a population of 71. That makes it the 161st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Tikkar village has 32 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikkar has about 1219 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Tikkar is 173213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikkar covers 36.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tikkar is Kandaghat, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tikkar.

Tikkar is about 4.7 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikkar is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 1.8 km away. Solan is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikkari (under 2 km), Jangal Kalog (under 2 km) and Kalog (under 2 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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