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About Bikli Village

Bikli is a mid sized village in Nagbhir tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 320 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 747.12 hectares hectares.

Bikli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Nagbhir
Area (hectares) 747.12 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 320
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bikli compares

By the 2011 count Bikli is the 66th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents. Its 747.12 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bikli

The census records public bus service for Bikli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bikli from other places

Bikli lies about 86 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, about 2.2 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 Bikli
Nearest railway station Tempa 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagbhir 11 km
Nearest town Pawni 14 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 86 km

Villages closest to Bikli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikli village had a population of 609. That makes it the 66th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents.

Bikli village has 320 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikli has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Bikli covers 747.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bikli falls under Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bikli is Tempa, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bikli.

Bikli is about 86 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikli is in Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district. Tempa is about 2.2 km away. Nagbhir is about 11 km away. Pawni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banwahi (2.3 km), Banwahi Chak (2.3 km) and Kanpa (2.5 km).

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

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