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About Tikhad Village

Tikhad is a large village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,029, made up of 1,041 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.73 hectares hectares.

Tikhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikhad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 528.73 hectares
Population 2,029
Male Population 1,041
Female Population 988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikhad compares

By the 2011 count Tikhad is the 15th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 528.73 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 939.

Getting to Tikhad

Tikhad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tikhad as Available within village. 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 Tikhad from other places

Tikhad lies about 24 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dulariya, about 5.3 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 Tikhad
Nearest railway station Dulariya 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 12 km
Nearest town Itārsi 12 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 24 km

Villages closest to Tikhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikhad village had a population of 2,029. That makes it the 15th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Tikhad village has 1,041 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikhad has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Tikhad covers 528.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikhad falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikhad is Dulariya, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance for Tikhad.

Tikhad is about 24 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikhad is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Dulariya is about 5.3 km away. Itarsi is about 12 km away. Itārsi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malothar (3.4 km), Lalwani (3.5 km) and Khatama (4.0 km).

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

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