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About Biskuri Village

Biskuri is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 774 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biskuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biskuri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212107
Area (hectares) 124.4 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 774
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biskuri compares

By the 2011 count Biskuri is the 75th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 124.4 hectares work out to about 12 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 Biskuri

Biskuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Biskuri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biskuri from other places

Biskuri lies about 32 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Madaraha, about 12 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 Biskuri
Nearest railway station Madaraha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 13 km
District headquarters Allahabad 32 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 32 km

Villages closest to Biskuri

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 Biskuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Biskuri village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 75th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Biskuri village has 774 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biskuri has about 937 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 Biskuri is 212107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biskuri covers 124.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Biskuri is Madaraha, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Biskuri.

Biskuri is about 32 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biskuri is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Madaraha is about 12 km away. Bara is about 13 km away. Allahabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kubri Kolhuadih (under 2 km), Rampatti (under 2 km) and Maida (under 2 km).

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

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