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About Tikri Village

Tikri is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 567 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, 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 Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 368.04 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 567
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 18th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 368.04 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

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 54 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 9.4 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 Tikri
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 19 km
Nearest town Ropar 29 km
District headquarters Solan 54 km

Villages closest to Tikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikri village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 18th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Tikri village has 567 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Tikri is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikri covers 368.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikri falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikri is Kiratpur Sahib, about 9.4 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 village for Tikri.

Tikri is about 54 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikri is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 9.4 km away. Nalagarh is about 19 km away. Ropar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohri (under 2 km), Kotla Jhajjar (1.5 km) and Amb Da Har (1.7 km).

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

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