Tikri, Amethi

Tikri is a village in Bhetua block of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 7,165 people, in 1,142 households.[2] It has 3 primary schools and no healthcare facilities and does not host a weekly haat or permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Amey Maphi.[3]

Tikri
Village
Map showing Tikri (#450) in Bhetua CD block
Tikri Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.209259°N 81.892049°E / 26.209259; 81.892049[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Faizabad division
District	Amethi
Area [2]
• Total	9.002 km2 (3.476 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	7,165
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

The 1951 census recorded Tikri as comprising 17 hamlets, with a total population of 2,700 people (1,283 male and 1,417 female), in 555 households and 536 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 2,453 acres.[4] 19 residents were literate, all male.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Amethi and the thana of Raipur.[4] The village had a district board-run primary school with 99 students in attendance as of 1 January 1951.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Tikri as comprising 17 hamlets, with a total population of 2,835 people (1,353 male and 1,482 female), in 588 households and 562 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 2,453 acres and it had a post office at that point.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Tikri as having a population of 3,853 people, in 789 households, and having an area of 909.77 hectares.[6] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[6]

The 1991 census recorded Tikri (as "Tikree") as having a total population of 4,627 people (2,359 male and 2,268 female), in 915 households and 910 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was listed as 910.00 hectares.[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 881, or 19% of the total; this group was 56% male (495) and 44% female (386).[3] Members of scheduled castes numbered 1,055, or 23% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[3] The literacy rate of the village was 40% (1,124 men and 382 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[3] 1,401 people were classified as main workers (1,176 men and 225 women), while 121 people were classified as marginal workers (5 men and 116 women); the remaining 3,105 residents were non-workers.[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 974 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 267 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 8 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 11 household industry workers; 7 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 2 construction workers; 31 employed in trade and commerce; 14 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 87 in other services.[3]