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About Tikara Village

Tikara is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,146, made up of 1,645 males and 1,501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1006.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222204
Area (hectares) 1006.79 hectares
Population 3,146
Male Population 1,645
Female Population 1,501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tikara compares

By the 2011 count Tikara is the 35th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 1006.79 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Tikara

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

Tikara lies about 44 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Barya Ram, about 6.9 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 Tikara
Nearest railway station Barya Ram 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 16 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 44 km

Villages closest to Tikara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikara village had a population of 3,146. That makes it the 35th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Tikara village has 1,645 males and 1,501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikara has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Tikara is 222204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikara covers 1006.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikara falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikara is Barya Ram, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tikara.

Tikara is about 44 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikara is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Barya Ram is about 6.9 km away. Machhlishahr is about 16 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajadharpur (under 2 km), Unchadih (3.0 km) and Burhansapur (3.2 km).

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

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