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About Bik Village

Bik is a small village in Nyapin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 89 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males.

Bik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bik village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Nyapin
Population 169
Male Population 89
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bik compares

By the 2011 count Bik is the 12th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 158 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bik

Bik is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bik as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bik from other places

Bik lies about 13 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 75 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bik
Tehsil headquarters Nyapin 4.8 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 13 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 75 km
Nearest town Itanagar 76 km

Villages closest to Bik

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nyapin tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bik

As per the Census of India 2011, Bik village had a population of 169. That makes it the 12th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 158 residents.

Bik village has 89 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bik has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Bik falls under Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bik is Naharlagun, about 75 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Bik.

Bik is about 13 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bik is in Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Nyapin is about 4.8 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 13 km away. Naharlagun is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lower Lorio (under 2 km), Hill Top (under 2 km) and Dolo (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bik today is likely to be higher.

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