Tikunia is a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

Lakhimpur Kheri district Lakhimpur Kheri district is the largest district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal. Its administrative capital is the city of Lakhimpur. Lakhimpur Kheri district is a part of Lucknow division, with a total area of . The natio ...

in the

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. Khairatiya village is near about 10 km from tikunia in the east side.

Location

Tikunia is very close to the boundary of

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, and residents have easy access to

History

In 2021, Lakhimpur Kheri massacre occurred on the Tikonia-Banbirpur road near Banbirpur village in the Tikunia area. It was a

vehicle-ramming attack A vehicle-ramming attack, also known as a vehicle as a weapon or VAW attack, is an assault in which a perpetrator deliberately rams a vehicle into a building, people, or another vehicle. According to Stratfor Global Intelligence analysts, th ...

and mob lynching incident during farmers’ protest against the three farm laws passed by the BJP led

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. It happened on 3 October 2021 at Tikunia in

, India resulting in deaths of eight people and injuries to 10 others. Four protesters and a journalist were run over by the car, three others were killed in the subsequent violence. Two First information reports (FIR) on the incident were filed in the Tikunia police station.

Administration and politics

Services

Tikunia police station serves the area.

Transport

Tikunia is 188 km. from the state capital

Lucknow Lucknow () is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the largest city of the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the epon ...

and 84.4 km from

Lakhimpur Kheri Lakhimpur Kheri district is the largest Districts of Uttar Pradesh, district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal. Its administrative capital is the city of Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh, Lakhimpur. Lakhimpur Kheri district is a part o ...

. Tikunia can be reached by road following State Highway 21 (SH21). Tikonia-Banbirpur road connects Tikunia with Banbirpur village. Tikunia has a railway station and can be easily reached by train or

UPSRTC The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) is a public sector passenger road transport corporation which services Uttar Pradesh, India, and adjoining states of North India. It operates as a state and interstate bus service and ...

Bus services.

External links

Gurudwara Kaudiyala Ghat Sahib, Tikunia Kheri

References

Cities and towns in Lakhimpur Kheri district {{LakhimpurKheri-geo-stub