Tikran

Tikran Tikrān
Village
Map showing Tikran (#884) in Dalmau CD block
26°13′13″N 81°00′32″E / 26.220369°N 81.008962°E / 26.220369; 81.008962[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.235 km2 (0.477 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,011
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Tikran is a village in Dalmau block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 8 km from Lalganj, the nearest large town.^[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,011 people, in 181 households.^[2] It has one primary school. The village lacks healthcare facilities, weekly haat or permanent market.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Madhukarpur.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Tikran as comprising 3 hamlets, with a population of 317 people (164 male and 153 female), in 67 households and 61 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 299 acres.^[5] 11 residents were literate, all male.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Dalmau and the thana of Dalmau.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Tikran (as "Tikaran") as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 371 people (191 male and 180 female), in 14 [sic] households and 64 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 299 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Tikran (as "Tikaran") as having a population of 507 people, in 103 households, and having an area of 121.41 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Tikran as having a total population of 558 people (285 male and 273 female), in 105 households and 104 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 121 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 137, or 25% of the total; this group was 62% male (85) and 38% female (52).^[4] Members of scheduled castes numbered 355, or 64% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 30% (130 men and 39 women).^[4] 245 people were classified as main workers (133 men and 112 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 313 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 205 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 2 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 9 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 8 construction workers; 13 employed in trade and commerce; 2 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 6 in other services.^[4]

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