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About Bikaur Village

Bikaur is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,473, made up of 1,799 males and 1,674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikaur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 230.67 hectares
Population 3,473
Male Population 1,799
Female Population 1,674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bikaur compares

By the 2011 count Bikaur is the 27th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 230.67 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bikaur

Bikaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bikaur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bikaur from other places

Bikaur lies about 8.5 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 10 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 Bikaur
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 3.3 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Telta 10 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 29 km

Villages closest to Bikaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikaur village had a population of 3,473. That makes it the 27th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Bikaur village has 1,799 males and 1,674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikaur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bikaur is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikaur covers 230.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bikaur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bikaur is Telta, about 10 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 village for Bikaur.

Bikaur is about 8.5 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikaur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 3.3 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 8.5 km away. Telta is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barodangi (under 2 km), Chaunagara (under 2 km) and Kachna (1.6 km).

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

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