# Tikaria Village, Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur 

# Tikaria

Tikaria is a village in Gorakhpur sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **644 people in 85 households**, the 355th largest of 440 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 644people (2011)
- 85households
- 74.2%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tikaria

Of every 100 households in Tikaria in 2011, 51 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tikaria · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**87%

Use banking services ****84%**

**76%

Television ****46%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Tikaria?

■ Tikaria · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**915

Working population ****25.6%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 59.7% for women. 47% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (20%) · **■** Marginal 85 (52%)

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 Gorakhpur

- Rohua664 people
- Dhobahee652 people
- Govindpur651 people
- Jangl Mohammad Barwa651 people
- Raneedeeh639 people
- Shyam Durwa Urf Lal Karana634 people
- Babhnee627 people
- Bardeeha Urf Rauza625 people

[All 509 villages in Gorakhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/gorakhpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tikaria?644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikaria in?Gorakhpur district (Gorakhpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tikaria?74.2% (Census 2011)