About Bikair Village

Bikair is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,921, made up of 978 males and 943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikair village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Gangarampur
Pincode	733124
Area (hectares)	277.34 hectares
Population	1,921
Male Population	978
Female Population	943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bikair compares

By the 2011 count Bikair is the 31st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 277.34 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bikair

Bikair is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bikair 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhadra, Bhaktipur, Bholanathpur and Bhoral. 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.

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Common questions about Bikair

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikair village had a population of 1,921. That makes it the 31st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Bikair village has 978 males and 943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikair has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bikair is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikair covers 277.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bikair falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bikair notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Bikair.

Bikair is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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.