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About Tikri Village

Tikri is a large village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,268, made up of 1,737 males and 1,531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212303
Area (hectares) 175.27 hectares
Population 3,268
Male Population 1,737
Female Population 1,531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tikri compares

By the 2011 count Tikri is the 37th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 175.27 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Tikri

Tikri 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 Tikri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Tikri from other places

Tikri lies about 49 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Manda Road, about 1.6 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 Tikri
Nearest railway station Manda Road 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 12 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 31 km
District headquarters Allahabad 49 km

Villages closest to Tikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikri village had a population of 3,268. That makes it the 37th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Tikri village has 1,737 males and 1,531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikri has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Tikri is 212303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikri covers 175.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tikri falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikri is Manda Road, about 1.6 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 and private bus service as Available for Tikri.

Tikri is about 49 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikri is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Manda Road is about 1.6 km away. Meja is about 12 km away. Gyānpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umapur Kalan (under 2 km), Chilbila (1.9 km) and Chilvila (1.9 km).

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

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