Skip to main content

About Tikuri Village

Tikuri is a small village in Mangolkote tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 171 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tikuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tikuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Mangolkote
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 50.19 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 171
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tikuri compares

By the 2011 count Tikuri is the 121st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 50.19 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Tikuri

Tikuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tikuri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tikuri from other places

Tikuri lies about 3.5 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 4.7 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 Tikuri
Tehsil headquarters Mangolkote 3.5 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 3.5 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 4.7 km

Villages closest to Tikuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tikuri village had a population of 346. That makes it the 121st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Tikuri village has 171 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tikuri has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Tikuri is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tikuri covers 50.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tikuri falls under Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tikuri is Barddhaman Junction, about 4.7 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 village for Tikuri.

Tikuri is about 3.5 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tikuri is in Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district. Mangolkote is about 3.5 km away. Barddhaman is about 3.5 km away. Barddhamān is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhanagar (4.3 km), Ita (4.3 km) and Jalpara (5.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.