# Tikar Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Tikar

Tikar is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **116 people in 21 households**, the 119th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 116people (2011)
- 21households
- 83.5%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Tikar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tikar is 173217.** Tikar falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022476

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?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)49 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)49 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?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Tikar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jethna
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 8% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Tikar

Of every 100 households in Tikar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Tikar · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**18%

Tap water ****95%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****71%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**13%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**917

Working population ****19.8%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 74.5% for women. 34% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (4%) · **■** Other work 12 (52%) · **■** Marginal 8 (35%)

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 Kandaghat

- Kot118 people
- Naog118 people
- Takrana117 people
- Kun116 people
- Dhangeel113 people
- Hokal112 people
- Kot112 people
- Kano111 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tikar?173217
- How far is Tikar from Solan?49 km by road
- What is the population of Tikar?116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikar in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tikar?83.5% (Census 2011)