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About Bisau Village

Bisau is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 38 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bisau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bisau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 118.65 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 38
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bisau compares

By the 2011 count Bisau is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 118.65 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bisau

Bisau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bisau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bisau from other places

Bisau lies about 38 km from Dehradun. 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 Bisau
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 12 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 24 km
District headquarters Dehradun 38 km

Villages closest to Bisau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bisau village had a population of 69. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Bisau village has 38 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bisau has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bisau is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bisau covers 118.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bisau falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bisau notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Bisau.

Bisau is about 38 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bisau is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 12 km away. Mussoorie is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotuwa (under 2 km), Kolaha (under 2 km) and Ghananta (under 2 km).

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

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