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About Bichul Village

Bichul is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 172 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,198 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichul village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262501
Area (hectares) 316.96 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 172
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,198
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichul compares

By the 2011 count Bichul is the 52nd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 316.96 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1103.

Getting to Bichul

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

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 Bichul

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichul village had a population of 378. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Bichul village has 172 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichul has about 1198 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Bichul is 262501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichul covers 316.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bichul falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bichul.

Bichul is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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