Village · Goharganj, Raisen # Thikari Thikari is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 248 people in 51 households, the 180th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 248 people (2011) - 51 households - 58.7% literacy - 824 females per 1,000 males ## Thikari PIN code and other codes Thikari falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Obedullaganj - Census village code 484258 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thikari from nearby towns? - Goharganj (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Raisen (district HQ) 80 km by road - Mandideep (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thikari? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Thikari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mandideep - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhopal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thikari known for? About 84% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thikari Of every 100 households in Thikari in 2011, 14 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thikari · ■ Goharganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 14% 81% - Toilet within the home 8% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 74% - Tap water 0% 18% - Drinking water within premises 0% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93% - Use banking services 43% 38% - Television 4% 36% - Mobile phone 55% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 35% 35% - Own their home 96% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thikari? ■ Thikari · ■ Goharganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.7% 68.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 824 908 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 927 - Working population 31.0% 39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.5% for men and 53.1% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 13 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (6%) · ■ Other work 7 (9%) · ■ Marginal 52 (68%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Goharganj - Kherichouka 266 people - Bhoot Palasi 262 people - Dungariya 258 people - Udaipur 256 people - Gokla Kundi 237 people - Ghat Khedi 223 people - Neelgarh 215 people - Dhundhwani 210 people All 230 villages in Goharganj ## Quick answers - How far is Thikari from Raisen? 80 km by road - What is the population of Thikari? 248 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thikari in? Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Thikari? 58.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/thikari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.