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About Bichhiya Village

Bichhiya is a mid sized village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 638 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.37 hectares hectares.

Bichhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Area (hectares) 150.37 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 638
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bichhiya compares

By the 2011 count Bichhiya is the 108th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 150.37 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bichhiya

Bichhiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bichhiya as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bichhiya from other places

Bichhiya lies about 7.2 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Masodha, about 4.4 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 Bichhiya
Nearest railway station Masodha 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohawal 7.2 km
District headquarters Faizabad 7.2 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 7.2 km

Villages closest to Bichhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhiya village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 108th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Bichhiya village has 638 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhiya has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Bichhiya covers 150.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bichhiya falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bichhiya is Masodha, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bichhiya.

Bichhiya is about 7.2 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhiya is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Masodha is about 4.4 km away. Sohawal is about 7.2 km away. Faizabad is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misrauli (under 2 km), Kurawan (1.6 km) and Tajpur Kodara (1.8 km).

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

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