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Thikriya

थिकरिया
Piploda mandal
Pincode 457226
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Thikriya observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Piploda mandal

The principal temple recorded for Piploda mandal is ambika beej. No temple of this dedication is on record within Thikriya itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Chandni jain
Contact: 62****5076
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LGD code
469974
Pincode
457226
Post office
Jaora
Population
467
Households
104
Literacy rate
51.8%
Sex ratio
891 ♀/1000♂
Workers
232
Census 2011 · in context

How Thikriya compares

By population, Thikriya ranks #77 of 91 villages in Piploda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.8%
−8.0% vs mandal average
Thikriya51.8%
Piploda mandal59.8%
Ratlam district56.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
891
−81 vs mandal average
Thikriya891
Piploda mandal972
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
Thikriya4.5
Piploda mandal4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Thikriya at a glance

Thikriya is a village of 467 people in 104 households (Census 2011) in Piploda tehsil, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh, the 77th-largest of 91 villages in Piploda tehsil. Literacy is 52%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 891 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 457226, served by Jaora post office; the LGD village code is 469974. The sarpanch is Chandni jain , and the village votes in Jaora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajendra Pandey Alias Raju Bhaiya. The population is estimated at 551 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Thikriya

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
9
Power hours (winter)
9
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PIPLODA
Distance to nearest town (km)
26
Distance to district HQ (km)
65
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
26
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
760.31
Irrigated area (ha)
176.14
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Thikriya

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Thikriya

LGD code
469974
Pincode
457226
Post office
Jaora
Population (Census 2011)
467
Population (projected 2026)
551
Households
104
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
891
Literacy rate
51.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandsour
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jaora
Member of Parliament
Sudhir Gupta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajendra Pandey Alias Raju Bhaiya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Chandni jain
Block / Mandal
Piploda
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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