# Tikkar Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Tikkar

Tikkar is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176049**. The 2011 Census counted **65 people in 13 households**, the 114th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 65people (2011)
- 13households
- 77.6%literacy
- 176049PIN code

## Tikkar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tikkar is 176049.** Tikkar falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176049
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017742

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

## How far is Tikkar from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Bhota (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 Tikkar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Tikkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Maharal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maharal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Tikkar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 34% of the 32 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 Tikkar

Of every 100 households in Tikkar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Tikkar · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**17%

Tap water ****85%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**77%

Use banking services ****85%**

**90%

Television ****100%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**97%

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 Tikkar?

■ Tikkar · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1241**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**885

Working population ****66.2%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 68.8% for women. 72% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 6 (14%) · **■** Marginal 33 (77%)

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 Dhatwal

- Sulhari80 people
- Kharoul75 people
- Jangal69 people
- Sugol65 people
- Nalwar55 people
- Patta Nathu55 people
- Sunahni53 people
- Chatpahl47 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tikkar?176049
- How far is Tikkar from Hamirpur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Tikkar?65 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikkar in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tikkar?77.6% (Census 2011)