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About Bichagara Village

Bichagara is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 213 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichagara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835210
Area (hectares) 114.32 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 213
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bichagara compares

By the 2011 count Bichagara is the 107th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 114.32 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Bichagara

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

How far is Bichagara from other places

Bichagara lies about 10 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 5.6 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 Bichagara
Nearest railway station Karra 5.6 km
District headquarters Khunti 10 km

Villages closest to Bichagara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichagara village had a population of 436. That makes it the 107th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Bichagara village has 213 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichagara has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Bichagara is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichagara covers 114.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichagara falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichagara is Karra, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bichagara.

Bichagara is about 10 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichagara is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 5.6 km away. Khunti is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuiu (under 2 km), Tungaon (2.0 km) and Jurdag (2.0 km).

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

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