# Tikar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 

# Tikar

Tikar is a sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had **13,806 people**, no towns and 46 villages (41 inhabited). The largest village is Kuthari (1,301 people).

- 13,806people (2011)
- 46villages
- 0towns
- 78.5%literacy

## Population of Tikar compared with Shimla

■ Tikar · ■ Shimla district

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**925

Working population ****64.7%**

**52.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tikar

Of every 100 households in Tikar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Tikar · ■ Shimla district

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**29%

Tap water ****85%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**36%

Use banking services ****80%**

**85%

Television ****69%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**13%

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

**6%

Own their home ****80%**

**70%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Tikar

- Kuthari · 1,301 people
- Khangta · 1,156 people
- Koti · 841 people
- Sharontha · 810 people
- Kadiwan · 756 people
- Daroti · 728 people
- Khalai · 709 people
- Farog · 538 people
- Kasheni · 535 people
- Batara · 513 people
- Kharla · 489 people
- Gujandli · 477 people
- Tikri · 458 people
- Badshal · 457 people
- Friukoti · 369 people
- Thana Bag · 367 people

[All 46 villages in Tikar →](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Tikar?46 (41 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikar in?Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh
- What is the population of Tikar?13,806 (Census 2011)