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About Tikra Village

Tikra is a mid sized village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 284 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.92 hectares hectares.

Tikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Area (hectares) 111.92 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 284
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tikra compares

By the 2011 count Tikra is the 243rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 111.92 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Tikra

Tikra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tikra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tikra from other places

Tikra lies about 57 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Shivnagar, about 4.8 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 Tikra
Nearest railway station Shivnagar 4.8 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 29 km
District headquarters Faizabad 57 km

Villages closest to Tikra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikra village had a population of 583. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Tikra village has 284 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikra has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Tikra covers 111.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikra falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikra is Shivnagar, about 4.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tikra.

Tikra is about 57 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikra is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Shivnagar is about 4.8 km away. Sultānpur is about 26 km away. Milkipur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandasa (3.2 km), Dharauli (4.0 km) and Hardoiya (5.2 km).

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

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