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About Tikhawa Village

Tikhawa is a large village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,482, made up of 1,252 males and 1,230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 844.11 hectares hectares.

Tikhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikhawa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 844.11 hectares
Population 2,482
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tikhawa compares

By the 2011 count Tikhawa is the 17th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 844.11 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Tikhawa

Tikhawa 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 Tikhawa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tikhawa from other places

Tikhawa lies about 81 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Chhataini, about 6.3 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 Tikhawa
Nearest railway station Chhataini 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 16 km
Nearest town Beohāri 16 km
District headquarters Shahdol 81 km

Villages closest to Tikhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikhawa village had a population of 2,482. That makes it the 17th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Tikhawa village has 1,252 males and 1,230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikhawa has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Tikhawa covers 844.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikhawa falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikhawa is Chhataini, about 6.3 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 village for Tikhawa.

Tikhawa is about 81 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikhawa is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Chhataini is about 6.3 km away. Beohari is about 16 km away. Beohāri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padui (3.3 km), Ganjar (3.4 km) and Parsel (4.9 km).

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

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