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About Biskuru Village

Biskuru is a mid sized village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,835, made up of 912 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biskuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biskuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 562411
Area (hectares) 713.49 hectares
Population 1,835
Male Population 912
Female Population 923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biskuru compares

By the 2011 count Biskuru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 713.49 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Biskuru

Biskuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Biskuru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Biskuru from other places

Biskuru lies about 45 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 4.4 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 Biskuru
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 4.4 km
Nearest town Kunigal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 17 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 45 km

Villages closest to Biskuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biskuru village had a population of 1,835. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Biskuru village has 912 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biskuru has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Biskuru is 562411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biskuru covers 713.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biskuru falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Biskuru is Tippasandra, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Biskuru.

Biskuru is about 45 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biskuru is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Tippasandra is about 4.4 km away. Kunigal is about 14 km away. Magadi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodihalli (under 2 km), Palyadahalli (1.8 km) and Thippasandra (3.2 km).

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

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