About Bhikauna Village

Bhikauna is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 200 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikauna village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Pokhari
Pincode	246473
Area (hectares)	140.7 hectares
Population	441
Male Population	200
Female Population	241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,205
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikauna compares

By the 2011 count Bhikauna is the 28th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 140.7 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Bhikauna

Bhikauna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhikauna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikauna from other places

Bhikauna lies about 56 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Bhikauna
Tehsil headquarters	Pokhari	21 km
Nearest town	Almora	43 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	56 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	61 km

Villages closest to Bhikauna

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Bhikauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikauna village had a population of 441. That makes it the 28th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Bhikauna village has 200 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikauna has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Bhikauna is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikauna covers 140.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikauna falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhikauna is Ramnagar, about 61 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikauna.

Bhikauna is about 56 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikauna is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 21 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Chamoli is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.