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About Bansikhap Village

Bansikhap is a mid sized village in Aurangabad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 334 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansikhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansikhap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Aurangabad
Pincode 824101
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 334
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Bansikhap compares

By the 2011 count Bansikhap is the 103rd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,154 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bansikhap

Bansikhap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bansikhap 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 Bansikhap from other places

Bansikhap lies about 5.3 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 6.0 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 Bansikhap
Tehsil headquarters Aurangabad 5.3 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Phesar 6.0 km

Villages closest to Bansikhap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansikhap village had a population of 614. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,154 residents.

Bansikhap village has 334 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansikhap has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bansikhap is 824101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bansikhap covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bansikhap falls under Aurangabad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bansikhap is Phesar, about 6.0 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 Bansikhap.

Bansikhap is about 5.3 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansikhap is in Aurangabad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Aurangabad is about 5.3 km away. Aurangābād is about 5.3 km away. Phesar is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghaulia (under 2 km), Chauriya (under 2 km) and Chatara (under 2 km).

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

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