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About Pikaura Village

Pikaura is a small village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 173 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.94 hectares hectares.

Pikaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pikaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Basti
Area (hectares) 27.94 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 173
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Pikaura compares

By the 2011 count Pikaura is the 725th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 27.94 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Pikaura

Pikaura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pikaura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pikaura from other places

Pikaura lies about 5.0 km from Bastī, and the nearest railway station is Basti, about 2.6 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 Pikaura
Nearest railway station Basti 2.6 km
Nearest town Bastī 5.0 km

Villages closest to Pikaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pikaura village had a population of 323. That makes it the 725th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Pikaura village has 173 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pikaura has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Pikaura covers 27.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pikaura falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pikaura is Basti, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Pikaura.

Pikaura is about 5.0 km from Bastī in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pikaura is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Basti is about 2.6 km away. Bastī is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pikaura Sumali (under 2 km), Raudhauli (under 2 km) and Basiya (under 2 km).

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

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