About Biar Village

Biar is a mid sized village in Laskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 329 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biar village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Laskein
Pincode	793150
Population	637
Male Population	329
Female Population	308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Biar compares

By the 2011 count Biar is the 50th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Biar

Biar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Biar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barato, Bhain, Chutwakhu Sarhen and Iawthymmei. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Biar

As per the Census of India 2011, Biar village had a population of 637. That makes it the 50th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Biar village has 329 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biar has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Biar is 793150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biar falls under Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Biar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Biar.

Biar is in Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.