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About Thikri Village

Thikri is a mid sized village in Budni tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 301 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.37 hectares hectares.

Thikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thikri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Budni
Area (hectares) 504.37 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 301
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Thikri compares

By the 2011 count Thikri is the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 504.37 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Thikri

Thikri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thikri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thikri from other places

Thikri lies about 100 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, about 22 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 Thikri
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi 22 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Budni 33 km
District headquarters Sehore 100 km

Villages closest to Thikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thikri village had a population of 580. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Thikri village has 301 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thikri has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 885.

Thikri covers 504.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thikri falls under Budni tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thikri is Guramkhedi, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Thikri is about 100 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thikri is in Budni tehsil of Sehore district. Guramkhedi is about 22 km away. Sohāgpur is about 27 km away. Budni is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jontala (2.3 km), Kheri Silgena (3.1 km) and Kusam Kheda (3.1 km).

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

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