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About Pikoura Village

Pikoura is a small village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 237 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.15 hectares hectares.

Pikoura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pikoura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 71.15 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 237
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Pikoura compares

By the 2011 count Pikoura is the 160th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 71.15 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Pikoura

Pikoura 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 Pikoura as Available. 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 Pikoura from other places

Pikoura lies about 31 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 18 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 Pikoura
Nearest town Mehndāwal 14 km
Nearest railway station Chureb 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 20 km
District headquarters Basti 31 km

Villages closest to Pikoura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pikoura village had a population of 466. That makes it the 160th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Pikoura village has 237 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pikoura has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Pikoura covers 71.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pikoura falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pikoura is Chureb, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Pikoura.

Pikoura is about 31 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pikoura is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 14 km away. Chureb is about 18 km away. Rudhauli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhitia Deger (3.1 km), Bhitia Maphi (3.1 km) and Majhgoanwa Khurd (3.5 km).

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

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