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About Bihar Village

Bihar is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 38 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 737 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 167.25 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 38
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 737
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bihar compares

By the 2011 count Bihar is the 150th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 167.25 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 948.

Getting to Bihar

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

How far is Bihar from other places

Bihar lies about 24 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 Bihar
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 8.1 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 16 km
District headquarters Dehradun 24 km

Villages closest to Bihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihar village had a population of 66. That makes it the 150th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bihar village has 38 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihar has about 737 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bihar is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bihar covers 167.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bihar falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bihar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bihar is about 24 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihar is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 8.1 km away. Mussoorie is about 16 km away. Dehradun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhwar (under 2 km), Gaski (1.6 km) and Chunau (1.9 km).

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

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