# Tikar Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Tikar

Tikar is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176312**. The 2011 Census counted **631 people in 111 households**, the 6th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 631people (2011)
- 111households
- 55.4%literacy
- 176312PIN code

## Tikar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tikar is 176312.** Tikar falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176312
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007294

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tikar from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)55 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 Tikar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Tikar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chelka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Tikar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pea**. About 13% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tikar

Of every 100 households in Tikar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tikar · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****95%**

**92%

Television ****20%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****36%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tikar?

■ Tikar · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**965

Working population ****63.1%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 45.9% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 92 (23%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 287 (72%)

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 Bhalai

- Manjhal742 people
- Trer735 people
- Bhalai691 people
- Drekri677 people
- Dughar608 people
- Brangal599 people
- Chhatrel560 people
- Jhaura538 people

[All 80 villages in Bhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tikar?176312
- How far is Tikar from Chamba?60 km by road
- What is the population of Tikar?631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikar in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tikar?55.4% (Census 2011)