# Tikon Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/tikon/ Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur # Tikon Tikon is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,839 people in 381 households**, the 14th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 1,839people (2011) - 381households - 71.7%literacy - 882females per 1,000 males ## Tikon PIN code and other codes Tikon falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNalkheda - Census village code472358 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tikon from nearby towns? - Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)50 km by road - Nalkheda (nearest town)25 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 Tikon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Tikon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km - ○Degree college10+ km - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Tikon known for? About 87% of the 1,065 hectares of village land is sown, and 475 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 Tikon Of every 100 households in Tikon in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Tikon · ■ Nalkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **59% Toilet within the home ****8%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **97% Use banking services ****39%** **30% Television ****10%** **16% Mobile phone ****33%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Tikon? ■ Tikon · ■ Nalkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **930 Working population ****44.3%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 54.6% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 396 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (6%) · **■** Marginal 113 (14%) 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 Nalkheda - Gujarkhedi2,053 people - Bhandawad1,987 people - Pachlana1,945 people - Damdam1,889 people - Semali1,742 people - Laturi Gehlot1,715 people - Hirankhedi1,563 people - Lasudaliya Kelwa1,560 people [All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tikon from Shajapur?50 km by road - What is the population of Tikon?1,839 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tikon in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tikon?71.7% (Census 2011)