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About Pikaora Shukal Village

Pikaora Shukal is a mid sized village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 378 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272178, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pikaora Shukal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pikaora Shukal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Basti
Pincode 272178
Area (hectares) 56.4 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 378
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Pikaora Shukal compares

By the 2011 count Pikaora Shukal is the 358th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 56.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Pikaora Shukal

Pikaora Shukal 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 Pikaora Shukal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pikaora Shukal from other places

Pikaora Shukal lies about 12 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 2.5 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 Pikaora Shukal
Nearest railway station Orwara 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Basti 12 km
Nearest town Bastī 12 km

Villages closest to Pikaora Shukal

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 Pikaora Shukal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pikaora Shukal village had a population of 789. That makes it the 358th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Pikaora Shukal village has 378 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pikaora Shukal has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Pikaora Shukal is 272178. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pikaora Shukal covers 56.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pikaora Shukal falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pikaora Shukal is Orwara, about 2.5 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 within village for Pikaora Shukal.

Pikaora Shukal is about 12 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pikaora Shukal is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Orwara is about 2.5 km away. Basti is about 12 km away. Bastī is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banahra (under 2 km), Hareiharapur (under 2 km) and Chapiya Lutawan (under 2 km).

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

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