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About Tikar Village

Tikar is a mid sized village in Barhaj tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,272, made up of 605 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.19 hectares hectares.

Tikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Barhaj
Area (hectares) 127.19 hectares
Population 1,272
Male Population 605
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the 95th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents. Its 127.19 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1069.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 20 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Bazar, about 18 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 town Rūdarpur 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Gauri Bazar 18 km
District headquarters Deoria 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhaj 24 km

Villages closest to Tikar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhaj 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 1,272. That makes it the 95th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents.

Tikar village has 605 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1069.

Tikar covers 127.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tikar falls under Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Gauri Bazar, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Tikar is about 20 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district. Rūdarpur is about 2.7 km away. Gauri Bazar is about 18 km away. Deoria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuabari (3.7 km), Gahila (4.3 km) and Jogiya (4.9 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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