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About Tikar Village

Tikar is a large village in Koraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,674, made up of 1,434 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 654.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Koraon
Pincode 212306
Area (hectares) 654.63 hectares
Population 2,674
Male Population 1,434
Female Population 1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the 35th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents. Its 654.63 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Tikar

Tikar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tikar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 9.8 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atrampur, about 7.4 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
Nearest railway station Atrampur 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Koraon 9.8 km
District headquarters Allahabad 9.8 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 9.8 km

Villages closest to Tikar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koraon 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 2,674. That makes it the 35th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents.

Tikar village has 1,434 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Tikar is 212306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikar covers 654.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikar falls under Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Atrampur, about 7.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tikar.

Tikar is about 9.8 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Atrampur is about 7.4 km away. Koraon is about 9.8 km away. Allahabad is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandapur (6.0 km), Pura Chayan (6.2 km) and Pura Dattu (6.2 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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