Tikri, Uttar Pradesh

For other places with the same name, see Tikri (disambiguation).

Tikri
—  city  —
Tikri Location of Tikri in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates	29°14′N 77°21′E / 29.23°N 77.35°E / 29.23; 77.35Coordinates: 29°14′N 77°21′E / 29.23°N 77.35°E / 29.23; 77.35
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Baghpat
Population	13,429 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 233 metres (764 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 250625

Tikri is a town and a nagar panchayat in Baghpat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Tikri is located at 29°14′N 77°21′E / 29.23°N 77.35°E / 29.23; 77.35.^[1] It has an average elevation of 233 metres (764 feet). It is about 25 km away from Baraut.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Tikri had a population of 13,429. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Tikri has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 38%. In Tikri, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Educational facilities

Tikri was an Educational hub in the early 1960s. At that time the only Inter College (Har Chand Mal Jain Inter College) of that area had hostel facilities. HMJIC, Tikri was established in the name of Lala Har Chand Mal Jain ji, an industrialist and social worker of Tikri. So many big officials studied at HMJIC during their school days. Some of them are: Dr. Harpal Singh (Ex-Vice Chancellor, GBPUAT, Pantnagar); Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Verma ^[3], ICAR Scientist; Dr. Sunil Kumar Verma, CSIR, Scientist; Dr. Shyampal Singh Rathi (Prof& Scientist); Praveen Rathi; Manish Rathi; Pradeep Rathi, Kuldeep Rathi; Amarpal Rathi; Sandeep Rathi; KR Rathi, Squadron Leader Subhash Rathi, Indian AirForce and many more.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tikri
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
3. ^ Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Verma