About Tikra Village

Tikra is a mid sized village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,635, made up of 829 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1559 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Jaldega
Pincode	835211
Area (hectares)	1559 hectares
Population	1,635
Male Population	829
Female Population	806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikra compares

By the 2011 count Tikra is the 13th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 1559 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Tikra

Tikra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tikra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Tikra from other places

Tikra lies about 26 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 11 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 Tikra
Nearest railway station	Biramitrapur	11 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaldega	13 km
District headquarters	Simdega	26 km

Villages closest to Tikra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikra village had a population of 1,635. That makes it the 13th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Tikra village has 829 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikra has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Tikra is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikra covers 1559 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikra falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tikra is Biramitrapur, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Tikra.

Tikra is about 26 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikra is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Biramitrapur is about 11 km away. Birmitrapur is about 12 km away. Jaldega is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.