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About Bikar Village

Bikar is a large village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,642, made up of 1,370 males and 1,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212107
Area (hectares) 205.75 hectares
Population 2,642
Male Population 1,370
Female Population 1,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Bikar compares

By the 2011 count Bikar is the 22nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 205.75 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bikar

The census records public bus service for Bikar 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 Bikar from other places

Bikar lies about 14 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Iradatganj, about 2.0 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 Bikar
Nearest railway station Iradatganj 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 11 km
District headquarters Allahabad 14 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 14 km

Villages closest to Bikar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikar village had a population of 2,642. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Bikar village has 1,370 males and 1,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikar has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bikar is 212107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikar covers 205.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bikar falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bikar is Iradatganj, about 2.0 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 Bikar.

Bikar is about 14 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikar is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Iradatganj is about 2.0 km away. Bara is about 11 km away. Allahabad 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 Deoria (under 2 km), Chak Saripur (under 2 km) and Bhita (1.6 km).

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

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