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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Tikar

Tikar is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 53 households**, the 89th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 282people (2011)
- 53households
- 94.2%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Tikar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tikar is 171220.** Tikar falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025296

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?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)67 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)35 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?

7 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 **apple and pea**. About 10% of the 193 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, 100 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Tikar · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**51%

Use banking services ****91%**

**75%

Television ****87%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**908

Working population ****60.6%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 91.3% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 110 (64%) · **■** Other work 28 (16%) · **■** Marginal 33 (19%)

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 Theog

- Dhar287 people
- Bagain286 people
- Jadun286 people
- Latiana283 people
- Balag281 people
- Manjhrana281 people
- Makhrol280 people
- Kharori279 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tikar?171220
- How far is Tikar from Shimla?67 km by road
- What is the population of Tikar?282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikar in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tikar?94.2% (Census 2011)