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About Tikar Village

Tikar is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 358 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares.

Tikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 358
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the 107th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Tikar

Tikar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tikar 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 Tikar from other places

Tikar lies about 13 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 18 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
Nearest town Nowgong 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur 18 km

Villages closest to Tikar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikar village had a population of 667. That makes it the 107th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Tikar village has 358 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Tikar covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikar falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 18 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 Tikar.

Tikar is about 13 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Nowgong is about 10 km away. Chhatarpur is about 13 km away. Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangay (under 2 km), Dhamchi (1.9 km) and Katoreka Purwa (2.2 km).

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

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