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About Bichhnai Village

Bichhnai is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 12 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichhnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhnai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 24.75 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 12
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichhnai compares

By the 2011 count Bichhnai is the 108th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 24.75 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Bichhnai

Bichhnai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bichhnai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bichhnai from other places

Bichhnai lies about 28 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 23 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 Bichhnai
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 23 km
Nearest town Almora 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 27 km
District headquarters Nainital 28 km

Villages closest to Bichhnai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Bichhnai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhnai village had a population of 34. That makes it the 108th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Bichhnai village has 12 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhnai has about 1833 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Bichhnai is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichhnai covers 24.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bichhnai falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichhnai is Kathgodam, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bichhnai.

Bichhnai is about 28 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhnai is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kathgodam is about 23 km away. Almora is about 24 km away. Kosya Kutauli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darmani (4.1 km), Paladi (15 km) and Jogi Nauli (16 km).

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

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