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About Biana Village

Biana is one of the larger villages in Indri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,078, made up of 3,261 males and 2,817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1438 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biana village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Indri
Pincode 132054
Area (hectares) 1438 hectares
Population 6,078
Male Population 3,261
Female Population 2,817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biana compares

By the 2011 count Biana is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 1438 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Biana

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

Biana lies about 21 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Taraori, 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 Biana
Tehsil headquarters Indri 7.1 km
Nearest town Gangoh 16 km
Nearest railway station Taraori 18 km
District headquarters Karnal 21 km

Villages closest to Biana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biana village had a population of 6,078. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Biana village has 3,261 males and 2,817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biana has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Biana is 132054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biana covers 1438 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biana falls under Indri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Biana is Taraori, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Biana.

Biana is about 21 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biana is in Indri tehsil of Karnal district. Indri is about 7.1 km away. Gangoh is about 16 km away. Taraori is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badarpur (1.9 km), Randauli (2.1 km) and Chand Samand (2.5 km).

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

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