About Tikar Village

Tikar is a large village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,470, made up of 2,282 males and 2,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Ichagarh
Pincode	832403
Area (hectares)	583 hectares
Population	4,470
Male Population	2,282
Female Population	2,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 583 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tikar from other places

Tikar lies about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ichagarh	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bakarkudi	12 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	23 km
Nearest town	Būndu	31 km

Villages closest to Tikar

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

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Common questions about Tikar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikar village had a population of 4,470. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Tikar village has 2,282 males and 2,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Tikar is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikar covers 583 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tikar falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Bakarkudi, about 12 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 village for Tikar.

Tikar is about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 7.3 km away. Bakarkudi is about 12 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.