About Bhikha Village

Bhikha is a large village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,528, made up of 1,342 males and 1,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Bhikha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Area (hectares)	135 hectares
Population	2,528
Male Population	1,342
Female Population	1,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhikha compares

By the 2011 count Bhikha is the 30th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bhikha

Bhikha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhikha 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikha from other places

Bhikha lies about 6.7 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 14 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 Bhikha
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	4.6 km
District headquarters	Araria	6.7 km
Nearest town	Arāria	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	14 km

Villages closest to Bhikha

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

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Common questions about Bhikha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikha village had a population of 2,528. That makes it the 30th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Bhikha village has 1,342 males and 1,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikha has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Bhikha covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhikha falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikha is Araria Court, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bhikha is about 6.7 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikha is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 4.6 km away. Araria is about 6.7 km away. Arāria is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.