# Tikar Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Tikar

Tikar is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **393 people in 56 households**, the 20th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 393people (2011)
- 56households
- 83.1%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Tikar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tikar is 171217.** Tikar falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025646

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?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)190 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)90 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kupvi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 **apple and pea**. About 22% of the 208 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, 82 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tikar · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****21%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1357**

**972

Working population ****75.8%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 70.9% for women. 78% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 41 (14%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 233 (78%)

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 Cheta

- Chanja429 people
- Up Muhal Bhalwan407 people
- Mishot403 people
- Silpab396 people
- Naura382 people
- Bhalu368 people
- Baura345 people
- Up Muhal Lohan Dhar345 people

[All 91 villages in Cheta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tikar?171217
- How far is Tikar from Shimla?190 km by road
- What is the population of Tikar?393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikar in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tikar?83.1% (Census 2011)