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About Tikra Village

Tikra is a mid sized village in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 613 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 227807, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Gauriganj
Pincode 227807
Area (hectares) 166.22 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 613
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Tikra compares

By the 2011 count Tikra is the 124th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 166.22 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Tikra

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

Tikra lies about 37 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Adhinpur, about 6.2 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 Adhinpur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauriganj 18 km
Nearest town Jais 20 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 37 km

Villages closest to Tikra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gauriganj 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 1,244. That makes it the 124th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Tikra village has 613 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikra has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Tikra is 227807. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikra covers 166.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tikra falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tikra is Adhinpur, about 6.2 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 Tikra.

Tikra is about 37 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikra is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Adhinpur is about 6.2 km away. Gauriganj is about 18 km away. Jais is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barehti (under 2 km), Resi (1.8 km) and Munghi (2.2 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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