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About Bikor Village

Bikor is a large village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,026, made up of 1,090 males and 936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1126.21 hectares hectares.

Bikor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikor village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 1126.21 hectares
Population 2,026
Male Population 1,090
Female Population 936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bikor compares

By the 2011 count Bikor is the 15th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 1126.21 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bikor

Bikor is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bikor as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bikor from other places

Bikor lies about 20 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Gurra, about 20 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 Bikor
Tehsil headquarters Babai 12 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 20 km
Nearest town Narmadapuram 20 km
Nearest railway station Gurra 20 km

Villages closest to Bikor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikor village had a population of 2,026. That makes it the 15th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Bikor village has 1,090 males and 936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikor has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Bikor covers 1126.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bikor falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bikor is Gurra, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bikor.

Bikor is about 20 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikor is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Babai is about 12 km away. Hoshangabad is about 20 km away. Narmadapuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatwada (2.5 km), Panwasa (2.9 km) and Bikori (2.9 km).

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

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