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About Bichhiya Village

Bichhiya is a large village in Durgawati tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,111, made up of 988 males and 1,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Bichhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Durgawati
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 2,111
Male Population 988
Female Population 1,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bichhiya compares

By the 2011 count Bichhiya is the 21st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Bichhiya

Bichhiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bichhiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bichhiya from other places

Bichhiya lies about 9.1 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Bihiya, about under 2 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 Bichhiya
Nearest railway station Bihiya under 2 km
Nearest town Bela 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgawati 9.1 km
District headquarters Kaimur 9.1 km

Villages closest to Bichhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhiya village had a population of 2,111. That makes it the 21st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents.

Bichhiya village has 988 males and 1,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhiya has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Bichhiya covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bichhiya falls under Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bichhiya is Bihiya, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bichhiya is about 9.1 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhiya is in Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district. Bihiya is about under 2 km away. Bela is about 2.4 km away. Durgawati is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharahra (1.7 km), Shahpur (7.1 km) and Shohpur (7.1 km).

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

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