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About Tikaria Village

Tikaria is a large village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,132, made up of 1,145 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.24 hectares hectares.

Tikaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikaria village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 178.24 hectares
Population 2,132
Male Population 1,145
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tikaria compares

By the 2011 count Tikaria is the 44th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 178.24 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Tikaria

Tikaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tikaria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tikaria from other places

Tikaria lies about 15 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 2.8 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 Tikaria
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 2.8 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 15 km

Villages closest to Tikaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikaria village had a population of 2,132. That makes it the 44th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Tikaria village has 1,145 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikaria has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Tikaria covers 178.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tikaria falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikaria is Sahjanwa, about 2.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tikaria.

Tikaria is about 15 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikaria is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 2.8 km away. Gorakhpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikari (under 2 km), Tikariakhore (under 2 km) and Bhaghura (under 2 km).

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

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