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About Bikaur Village

Bikaur is a large village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,023, made up of 1,009 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Bikaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Ziradei
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 2,023
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bikaur compares

By the 2011 count Bikaur is the 29th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Bikaur

Bikaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bikaur as Available within 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 Bikaur from other places

Bikaur lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 5.9 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 Bikaur
Nearest railway station Karchhue 5.9 km
Nearest town Mairwa 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ziradei 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Bikaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikaur village had a population of 2,023. That makes it the 29th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Bikaur village has 1,009 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikaur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Bikaur covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bikaur falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bikaur is Karchhue, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bikaur.

Bikaur is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikaur is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about 5.9 km away. Mairwa is about 7.2 km away. Ziradei is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobrahi (under 2 km), Salrapur (under 2 km) and Bhaluwahi (under 2 km).

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

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