# Tikri Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Tikri

Tikri is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **664 people in 125 households**, the 14th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 664people (2011)
- 125households
- 74.5%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Tikri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tikri is 171208.** Tikri falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026636

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

## How far is Tikri from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)142 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)22 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 Tikri?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Tikri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhagvadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Tikri known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and apple**. About 26% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tikri

Of every 100 households in Tikri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Tikri · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**68%

Tap water ****95%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**58%

Use banking services ****74%**

**80%

Television ****59%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**12%

Own their home ****76%**

**84%

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 Tikri?

■ Tikri · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**884

Working population ****59.3%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 252 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 91 (23%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%)

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 Chirgaon

- Telga831 people
- Nandla775 people
- Dali714 people
- Thana699 people
- Jhatwari629 people
- Jadkot628 people
- Jakhi626 people
- Jhalwari626 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tikri?171208
- How far is Tikri from Shimla?142 km by road
- What is the population of Tikri?664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikri in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tikri?74.5% (Census 2011)