Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur # Tikar Tikar is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173229. The 2011 Census counted 251 people in 44 households, the 64th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 251 people (2011) - 44 households - 85.4% literacy - 173229 PIN code ## Tikar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tikar is 173229. Tikar falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173229 - Community development block Pachhad - Census village code 022717 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tikar from nearby towns? - Sarahan (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 56 km by road - Solan (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tikar? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Tikar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Naina Tikar - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Naina Tikar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Solan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Solan - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 maize, wheat and barley. About 12% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tikar Of every 100 households in Tikar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tikar · ■ Pachhad rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 96% - Toilet within the home 64% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 36% 22% - Tap water 48% 72% - Drinking water within premises 50% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 52% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 41% 81% - Use banking services 98% 90% - Television 68% 64% - Mobile phone 86% 77% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 9% - Car / jeep / van 2% 6% - None of these assets 4% 8% - Own their home 98% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tikar? ■ Tikar · ■ Pachhad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.4% 85.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 859 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 918 - Working population 61.4% 65.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.1% for men and 73.8% for women. 57% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 98 (64%) · ■ Other work 20 (13%) · ■ Marginal 36 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pachhad - Basu 261 people - Nali Gussan 261 people - Uphar 253 people - Rishtar Panwa 251 people - Phagala 249 people - Tikkar 249 people - Kangar Dawanh 248 people - Mehal Prit-Nagar 247 people All 263 villages in Pachhad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tikar? 173229 - How far is Tikar from Nahan? 56 km by road - What is the population of Tikar? 251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tikar in? Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tikar? 85.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/tikar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.