About Bichhwa Village

Bichhwa is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,035, made up of 1,569 males and 1,466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Sikandra
Pincode	811315
Area (hectares)	246.19 hectares
Population	3,035
Male Population	1,569
Female Population	1,466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichhwa compares

By the 2011 count Bichhwa is the 16th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 246.19 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bichhwa

Bichhwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bichhwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bichhwa from other places

Bichhwa lies about 17 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 18 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 Bichhwa
Tehsil headquarters	Sikandra	4.0 km
District headquarters	Jamui	17 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	17 km
Nearest railway station	Bashuachak Halt	18 km

Villages closest to Bichhwa

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

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Common questions about Bichhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhwa village had a population of 3,035. That makes it the 16th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Bichhwa village has 1,569 males and 1,466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhwa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bichhwa is 811315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichhwa covers 246.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bichhwa falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bichhwa is Bashuachak Halt, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bichhwa.

Bichhwa is about 17 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhwa is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 4.0 km away. Jamui is about 17 km away. Jamūī is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.