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About Bichpura Village

Bichpura is a large village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,159, made up of 1,101 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichpura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 2,159
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bichpura compares

By the 2011 count Bichpura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Bichpura

Bichpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bichpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bichpura from other places

Bichpura lies about 25 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, 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 Bichpura
Tehsil headquarters Borio 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 17 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 25 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 25 km

Villages closest to Bichpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichpura village had a population of 2,159. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Bichpura village has 1,101 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichpura has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Bichpura is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichpura covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bichpura falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichpura is Kalian Chak, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bichpura.

Bichpura is about 25 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichpura is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 1.8 km away. Kalian Chak is about 17 km away. Sahibganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhuwa (under 2 km), Dhanela (under 2 km) and Kalkha (under 2 km).

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

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