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About Tikar Village

Tikar is a mid sized village in Orai tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,490, made up of 823 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1869.64 hectares hectares.

Tikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Orai
Area (hectares) 1869.64 hectares
Population 1,490
Male Population 823
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
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 Tikar compares

By the 2011 count Tikar is the 49th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 1869.64 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Tikar

Tikar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tikar 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 Tikar from other places

Tikar lies about 33 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Orai, about 11 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 Orai 11 km
District headquarters Jalaun 33 km

Villages closest to Tikar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Orai 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 1,490. That makes it the 49th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Tikar village has 823 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikar has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

Tikar covers 1869.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tikar falls under Orai tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikar is Orai, about 11 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 Tikar.

Tikar is about 33 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikar is in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district. Orai is about 11 km away. Jalaun is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Air (3.6 km), Patti Air (3.6 km) and Rampura (3.7 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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