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About Bikua Village

Bikua is a small village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 169 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 169
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bikua compares

By the 2011 count Bikua is the 104th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Bikua

Bikua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bikua 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bardiha, Basabar, Basdah and Bhonga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bikua

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikua village had a population of 325. That makes it the 104th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Bikua village has 169 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikua has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Bikua is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikua covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bikua falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bikua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Bikua.

Bikua is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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