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About Biku Village

Biku is a large village in Nardiganj tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,554, made up of 1,317 males and 1,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares.

Biku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biku village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Nardiganj
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 2,554
Male Population 1,317
Female Population 1,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Biku compares

By the 2011 count Biku is the 18th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,310 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Biku

Biku 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 Biku as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biku from other places

Biku lies about 14 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Oro Jagdishpur, 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 Biku
Nearest railway station Oro Jagdishpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nardiganj 3.4 km
Nearest town Hisua 8.9 km
District headquarters Nawada 14 km

Villages closest to Biku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biku village had a population of 2,554. That makes it the 18th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,310 residents.

Biku village has 1,317 males and 1,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biku has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Biku covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Biku falls under Nardiganj tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Biku is Oro Jagdishpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Biku is about 14 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biku is in Nardiganj tehsil of Nawada district. Oro Jagdishpur is about under 2 km away. Nardiganj is about 3.4 km away. Hisua is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodipur Jafra (under 2 km), Jagdishpur (under 2 km) and Adampur (under 2 km).

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

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