# Tikhon Village, Tehri, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Tehri, Tehri Garhwal 

# Tikhon

Tikhon is a village in Tehri sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 144 households**, the 13th largest of 329 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 690people (2011)
- 144households
- 72.4%literacy
- 1,097females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tikhon

Of every 100 households in Tikhon in 2011, 80 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tikhon · ■ Tehri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**42%

Tap water ****99%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**53%

Use banking services ****91%**

**94%

Television ****29%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**17%

Own their home ****91%**

**92%

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 Tikhon?

■ Tikhon · ■ Tehri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**1129

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**879

Working population ****41.4%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 57.8% for women. 40% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 201 (70%)

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 Tehri

- Dang739 people
- Bagi718 people
- Bhans Koti709 people
- Barnu702 people
- Kuthha689 people
- Dharsal Gaon688 people
- Kyulagi686 people
- Kot678 people

[All 357 villages in Tehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/tehri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tikhon?690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikhon in?Tehri Garhwal district (Tehri sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Tikhon?72.4% (Census 2011)