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About Bichahatu Village

Bichahatu is a mid sized village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 327 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichahatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichahatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835202
Area (hectares) 163.3 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 327
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Bichahatu compares

By the 2011 count Bichahatu is the 36th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 163.3 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bichahatu

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

Bichahatu lies about 41 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 21 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 Bichahatu
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 7.5 km
Nearest town Būndu 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 21 km
District headquarters Ranchi 41 km

Villages closest to Bichahatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichahatu village had a population of 674. That makes it the 36th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Bichahatu village has 327 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichahatu has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bichahatu is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichahatu covers 163.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichahatu falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichahatu is Gautamdhara, about 21 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 Bichahatu.

Bichahatu is about 41 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichahatu is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 7.5 km away. Būndu is about 7.5 km away. Gautamdhara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buchadih (1.7 km), Burhadih (1.7 km) and Baghadih (2.2 km).

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

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