Tikri, Uttar Pradesh

Tikri is a town and a nagar panchayat in Baghpat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.GeographyTikri is located at. It has an average elevation of 233 metres (764 feet). It is about 25 km away from Baraut.DemographicsIndia census, Tikri had a population of 21,548. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Tikri has an average literacy rate of 54.8%, lower than the national average of 58.4%: male literacy is 71.3%, and female literacy is 42%. In Tikri, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.Educational facilitiesTikri 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.