About Bichpahari Village

Bichpahari is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 626 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, 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	Pakuria
Pincode	816117
Area (hectares)	386 hectares
Population	1,253
Male Population	626
Female Population	627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bichpahari compares

By the 2011 count Bichpahari is the 19th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

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 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 5 - 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 35 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 16 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	Pakuria	4.7 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	15 km
Nearest railway station	Chatra	16 km
District headquarters	Pakur	35 km

Villages closest to Bichpahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichpahari village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 19th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Bichpahari village has 626 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichpahari has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Bichpahari is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichpahari covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichpahari falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichpahari is Chatra, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bichpahari.

Bichpahari is about 35 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 Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 4.7 km away. Nalhāti is about 15 km away. Chatra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.