# Tikulia Village, Turkaulia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/tikulia/ Village · Turkaulia, Purba Champaran # Tikulia Tikulia is a village in Turkaulia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,237 people in 442 households**, the 22nd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%. - 2,237people (2011) - 442households - 54.2%literacy - 935females per 1,000 males ## Tikulia PIN code and other codes Tikulia falls in Turkaulia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBijulpur - Community development blockTurkaulia - Census village code217990 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tikulia from nearby towns? - Turkaulia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)17 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)17 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Tikulia? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Tikulia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Turkaulia - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tikulia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Tikulia Of every 100 households in Tikulia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tikulia · ■ Turkaulia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **7% Toilet within the home ****6%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **84% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****23%** **40% Television ****13%** **9% Mobile phone ****55%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **15% Own their home ****98%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Tikulia? ■ Tikulia · ■ Turkaulia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%** **53.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **923 Working population ****27.8%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.6% for men and 42.0% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 168 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (19%) · **■** Other work 54 (9%) · **■** Marginal 282 (45%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Turkaulia - Mohabat Chhapra3,235 people - Madhumalat2,588 people - Amwa2,506 people - Bahrupia2,326 people - Majharia1,914 people - Chainpur1,826 people - Khagni1,645 people - Kushar1,489 people [All 34 villages in Turkaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tikulia from Motihari?17 km by road - What is the population of Tikulia?2,237 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tikulia in?Purba Champaran district (Turkaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Tikulia?54.2% (Census 2011)