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About Bichuwa Village

Bichuwa is a large village in Sitarganj tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,119, made up of 1,066 males and 1,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichuwa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Sitarganj
Pincode 262405
Area (hectares) 367.4 hectares
Population 2,119
Male Population 1,066
Female Population 1,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichuwa compares

By the 2011 count Bichuwa is the 24th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 367.4 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bichuwa

Bichuwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bichuwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bichuwa from other places

Bichuwa lies about 42 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khatīma, 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 Bichuwa
Tehsil headquarters Sitarganj 12 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 12 km
Nearest railway station Khatīma 23 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 42 km

Villages closest to Bichuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichuwa village had a population of 2,119. That makes it the 24th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Bichuwa village has 1,066 males and 1,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichuwa has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bichuwa is 262405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichuwa covers 367.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichuwa falls under Sitarganj tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichuwa is Khatīma, 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 - 10 km distance for Bichuwa.

Bichuwa is about 42 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichuwa is in Sitarganj tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Sitarganj is about 12 km away. Sitārganj is about 12 km away. Khatīma is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikuri (under 2 km), Haraiya (under 2 km) and Bichai (1.8 km).

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

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