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About Tikuli Village

Tikuli is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 9 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikuli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 35.82 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 9
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 556
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikuli compares

By the 2011 count Tikuli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 35.82 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 971.

Getting to Tikuli

Tikuli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tikuli as Available within 5 - 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 Tikuli from other places

Tikuli lies about 64 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 23 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 Tikuli
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 23 km
Nearest town Kodarma 35 km
District headquarters Giridih 64 km

Villages closest to Tikuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikuli village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Tikuli village has 9 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikuli has about 556 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Tikuli is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikuli covers 35.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikuli falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tikuli is Dhanwar, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tikuli.

Tikuli is about 64 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikuli is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 1.5 km away. Dhanwar is about 23 km away. Kodarma is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagwan (under 2 km), Patna (under 2 km) and Kumhaina (under 2 km).

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

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