Village · Shankargarh, Surguja # Tikni Tikni is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497118. The 2011 Census counted 363 people in 90 households, the 76th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 363 people (2011) - 90 households - 62.5% literacy - 497118 PIN code ## Tikni PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tikni is 497118. Tikni falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497118 - Gram panchayat Kharkona - Community development block Shankargarh - Census village code 432449 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tikni from nearby towns? - Shankargarh (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 72 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 72 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tikni? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Tikni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shankargarh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tikni known for? About 28% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tikni Of every 100 households in Tikni in 2011, 44 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tikni · ■ Shankargarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 44% 30% - Toilet within the home 0% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 2% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 55% 61% - Television 1% 6% - Mobile phone 8% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 63% 62% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tikni? ■ Tikni · ■ Shankargarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 56.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1062 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 811 968 - Working population 57.0% 53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 54.1% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 24 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 46 (22%) · ■ Other work 16 (8%) · ■ Marginal 121 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shankargarh - Deosara Khurd 394 people - Mankepi 375 people - Pataratoli 375 people - Jamhati 372 people - Nawapara 324 people - Kanchannagar 323 people - Rakeya 321 people - Pendardih 269 people All 89 villages in Shankargarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tikni? 497118 - How far is Tikni from Ambikapur? 72 km by road - What is the population of Tikni? 363 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tikni in? Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Tikni? 62.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/tikni/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.