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About Tikar Village

Tikar is a mid sized village in Birsinghpur tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 296 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.2 hectares hectares.

Tikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Birsinghpur
Area (hectares) 135.2 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 296
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 60th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 135.2 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

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 42 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Barah Maufi, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Birsinghpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Barah Maufi 21 km
Nearest town Rewa 42 km
District headquarters Satna 42 km

Villages closest to Tikar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birsinghpur 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 610. That makes it the 60th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Tikar village has 296 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Tikar covers 135.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikar falls under Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Barah Maufi, about 21 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 42 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district. Birsinghpur is about 15 km away. Barah Maufi is about 21 km away. Rewa is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhala (under 2 km), Pratappur (1.7 km) and Kudaraha (1.9 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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