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About Tikariya Village

Tikariya is a small village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 141 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares.

Tikariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 141
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tikariya compares

By the 2011 count Tikariya is the 140th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Tikariya

Tikariya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tikariya 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tikariya from other places

Tikariya lies about 17 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Patwara, about 13 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 Tikariya
Nearest railway station Patwara 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 17 km
District headquarters Katni 17 km
Nearest town Murwāra 17 km

Villages closest to Tikariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikariya village had a population of 272. That makes it the 140th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Tikariya village has 141 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikariya has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Tikariya covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikariya falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikariya is Patwara, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tikariya.

Tikariya is about 17 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikariya is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Patwara is about 13 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 17 km away. Katni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaiswahi (3.6 km), Mer (6.9 km) and Khamtara (7.7 km).

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

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