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About Thikriya Village

Thikriya is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 268 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.1 hectares hectares.

Thikriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thikriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 114.1 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 268
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thikriya compares

By the 2011 count Thikriya is the 62nd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 114.1 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Thikriya

Thikriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thikriya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Thikriya from other places

Thikriya lies about 48 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, 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 Thikriya
Nearest railway station Dhodhar 18 km
Nearest town Jaora 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 32 km
District headquarters Ratlam 48 km

Villages closest to Thikriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thikriya village had a population of 555. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Thikriya village has 268 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thikriya has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Thikriya covers 114.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thikriya falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thikriya is Dhodhar, 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 <5 km distance for Thikriya.

Thikriya is about 48 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thikriya is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Dhodhar is about 18 km away. Jaora is about 24 km away. Sailana is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesarpura (6.0 km), Shyampura (19 km) and Ambaghati (25 km).

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

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