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About Tikra Village

Tikra is a mid sized village in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 323 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.71 hectares hectares.

Tikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Mahmudabad
Area (hectares) 112.71 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 323
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 256th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 112.71 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

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 56 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Paintepur, about 4.0 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 Paintepur 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahmudabad 6.8 km
Nearest town Mahmudābād 6.8 km
District headquarters Sitapur 56 km

Villages closest to Tikra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahmudabad 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 600. That makes it the 256th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Tikra village has 323 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikra has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Tikra covers 112.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tikra falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikra is Paintepur, about 4.0 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 56 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikra is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Paintepur is about 4.0 km away. Mahmudabad is about 6.8 km away. Mahmudābād is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandauli (under 2 km), Basantpur (under 2 km) and Tera Basantpur (under 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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