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About Tikhon Village

Tikhon is a mid sized village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 329 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikhon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikhon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 69.04 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 329
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
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 Tikhon compares

By the 2011 count Tikhon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 69.04 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Tikhon

Tikhon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tikhon 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 Tikhon from other places

Tikhon lies about 15 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 32 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 Tikhon
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 15 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 15 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 32 km

Villages closest to Tikhon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikhon village had a population of 690. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Tikhon village has 329 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikhon has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Tikhon is 249131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikhon covers 69.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tikhon falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tikhon is Harrawala, about 32 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 Tikhon.

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

Tikhon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 15 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 15 km away. Harrawala is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manj Kot (under 2 km), Manjhkot (under 2 km) and Neri (under 2 km).

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

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