Tikri Khurd

Tikri Khurd
Village
Tikri Khurd is located in Delhi
Tikri Khurd
Tikri Khurd
Location in India
Country India
Union TerritoryDelhi
DistrictNorth West
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
3,690
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Tikri Khurd is a village in Outer North Delhi under Narela Legislative Constituency.

Etymology

"Tikri" word means a small mound, hillock, or elevated spot in North Indian dialects. Khurd and Kalan are Persian words meaning small and big respectively. They are used to distinguish two villages of the same name with reference to their relative size to each other, with the comparatively bigger village being called Kalan (big) and the smaller village being called Khurd (small).

Demography

Tikri Khurd is dominated by Jats of Khatri clan.

Transport

Tikri Khurd village lies on the Grand Trunk Road NH44, and the Narela railway station is the nearest railway station.

See also

  • Tikri Kalan, a village in western Delhi at the border between Delhi and Haryana states

References

  1. ↑ "Census 2011, Tikri Khurd town Data".