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About Bichkoli Village

Bichkoli is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 15 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichkoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichkoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 12.58 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 15
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Bichkoli compares

By the 2011 count Bichkoli is the 208th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 12.58 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Bichkoli

Bichkoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bichkoli 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 Bichkoli from other places

Bichkoli lies about 33 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 44 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 Bichkoli
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 4.4 km
Nearest town Pauri 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 33 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 44 km

Villages closest to Bichkoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichkoli village had a population of 28. That makes it the 208th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Bichkoli village has 15 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichkoli has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Bichkoli is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichkoli covers 12.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichkoli falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichkoli is Kotdwara, about 44 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bichkoli.

Bichkoli is about 33 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichkoli is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 4.4 km away. Pauri is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Busoli (under 2 km), Palkot (under 2 km) and Kwirali (under 2 km).

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

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