About Bicherwari Village

Bicherwari is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,304, made up of 676 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.5 hectares hectares.

Bicherwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bicherwari village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Area (hectares)	78.5 hectares
Population	1,304
Male Population	676
Female Population	628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bicherwari compares

By the 2011 count Bicherwari is the 74th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 78.5 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bicherwari

Bicherwari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bicherwari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bicherwari from other places

Bicherwari lies about 26 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 11 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 Bicherwari
Nearest town	Bāramūla	10 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	11 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	26 km

Villages closest to Bicherwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bicherwari village had a population of 1,304. That makes it the 74th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Bicherwari village has 676 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bicherwari has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Bicherwari covers 78.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bicherwari falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bicherwari is Baramula, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bicherwari.

Bicherwari is about 26 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bicherwari is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Bāramūla is about 10 km away. Baramula is about 11 km away. Handwara is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.