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About Bichpahari Village

Bichpahari is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 87 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichpahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 89.72 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 87
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
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 Bichpahari compares

By the 2011 count Bichpahari is the 140th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 89.72 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Bichpahari

Bichpahari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bichpahari 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 Bichpahari from other places

Bichpahari lies about 30 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 17 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 Bichpahari
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 13 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 17 km
Nearest town Farakka 28 km
District headquarters Pakur 30 km

Villages closest to Bichpahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichpahari village had a population of 184. That makes it the 140th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Bichpahari village has 87 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichpahari has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Bichpahari is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichpahari covers 89.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichpahari falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichpahari is Barharwa Junction, about 17 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 Bichpahari.

Bichpahari is about 30 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichpahari is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 13 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 17 km away. Farakka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichpahar (under 2 km), Amtola (under 2 km) and Baradandupahar (under 2 km).

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

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