# Tikru Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Tikru

Tikru is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176095**. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 109 households**, the 44th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 405people (2011)
- 109households
- 82.2%literacy
- 176095PIN code

## Tikru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tikru is 176095.** Tikru falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176095
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011429

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

## How far is Tikru from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)85 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)56 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 Tikru?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tikru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sanghol
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sanghol
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jaisinghpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Tikru known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 33% of the 101 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 Tikru

Of every 100 households in Tikru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tikru · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**85%

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

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**51%

Use banking services ****96%**

**95%

Television ****84%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Tikru?

■ Tikru · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1425**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**878

Working population ****53.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 78.1% for women. 50% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 36 (17%) · **■** Other work 33 (15%) · **■** Marginal 149 (68%)

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 Jaisinghpur

- Hadot420 people
- Kamand414 people
- Theru Uparla414 people
- Luggat413 people
- Lanot396 people
- Dagoh Khas390 people
- Barram Khurd384 people
- Parman382 people

[All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tikru?176095
- How far is Tikru from Dharmsala?85 km by road
- What is the population of Tikru?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikru in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tikru?82.2% (Census 2011)