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About Bikarwa Village

Bikarwa is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,223, made up of 642 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.22 hectares hectares.

Bikarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikarwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 226.22 hectares
Population 1,223
Male Population 642
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bikarwa compares

By the 2011 count Bikarwa is the 252nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 226.22 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bikarwa

Bikarwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bikarwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bikarwa from other places

Bikarwa lies about 18 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Maijapur, about 4.2 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 Bikarwa
Nearest railway station Maijapur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 9.6 km
District headquarters Gonda 18 km

Villages closest to Bikarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikarwa village had a population of 1,223. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Bikarwa village has 642 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikarwa has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Bikarwa covers 226.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bikarwa falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bikarwa is Maijapur, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bikarwa is about 18 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikarwa is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Maijapur is about 4.2 km away. Colonelganj is about 9.6 km away. Gonda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur Khurd (under 2 km), Narayanpur Sal (under 2 km) and Nakahi (under 2 km).

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

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