Village · Theog, Shimla # Tikar Tikar is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171226. The 2011 Census counted 99 people in 24 households, the 287th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 99 people (2011) - 24 households - 73.9% literacy - 171226 PIN code ## Tikar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tikar is 171226. Tikar falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171226 - Community development block Theog - Census village code 025374 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tikar from nearby towns? - Theog (sub-district HQ) 55 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 88 km by road - Theog (nearest town) 55 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tikar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Tikar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Basadhar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Theog - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tikar known for? The main crops are potato and beans. About 13% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tikar Of every 100 households in Tikar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Tikar · ■ Theog rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 95% - Toilet within the home 83% 53% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 47% - Tap water 100% 75% - Drinking water within premises 0% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 48% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 51% - Use banking services 8% 75% - Television 12% 67% - Mobile phone 50% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 2% - Car / jeep / van 12% 8% - None of these assets 50% 7% - Own their home 100% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tikar? ■ Tikar · ■ Theog rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.9% 83.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2500 908 - Working population 36.4% 58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 64.3% for women. 65% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 30 (83%) · ■ Other work 6 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Theog - Taihna 103 people - Dekoli 100 people - Kiri 100 people - Balhari 99 people - UP Muhal Shilaru 98 people - Bharog 97 people - Kamanah 97 people - Sanahu 97 people All 486 villages in Theog ## Other places named Tikar - Tikar · Sub-district, Shimla · 13,806 people - Tikar · Village, Huzur, Rewa · 10,810 people - Tikar · Village, Halvad, Surendranagar · 5,940 people - Tikar · Village, Ichagarh, Saraikela-Kharsawan · 4,470 people - Tikar · Village, Chatra, Chatra · 3,671 people - Tikar · Village, Fatehpur, Fatehpur · 3,389 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tikar? 171226 - How far is Tikar from Shimla? 88 km by road - What is the population of Tikar? 99 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tikar in? Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tikar? 73.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/tikar-025374/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.