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- LGD code
- 40720
- Pincode
- 249135
- Post office
- Bhatwari
- Population
- 459
- Households
- 102
- Literacy rate
- 60.3%
- Sex ratio
- 937 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 48
Census 2011 · in context
How Tihar compares
By population, Tihar ranks #18 of 50 villages in Bhatwari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.3%
−11.9% vs mandal average
- Tihar
- 60.3%
- Bhatwari mandal
- 72.2%
- Uttar Kashi district
- 65.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
+94 vs mandal average
- Tihar
- 937
- Bhatwari mandal
- 843
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Tihar
- 4.5
- Bhatwari mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tihar at a glance
Tihar is a village of 459 people in 102 households (Census 2011) in Bhatwari tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 18th-largest of 50 villages in Bhatwari tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 12 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 249135, served by Bhatwari post office; the LGD village code is 40720. The village votes in Gangotri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Singh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 541 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Tihar
- LGD code
- 40720
- Pincode
- 249135
- Post office
- Bhatwari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 459
- Population (projected 2026)
- 541
- Households
- 102
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 937
- Literacy rate
- 60.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tehri Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangotri
- Member of Parliament
- Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Suresh Singh Chauhan
- Block / Mandal
- Bhatwari
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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