About Bhikhanpur Village

Bhikhanpur is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,754, made up of 1,419 males and 1,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares.

Bhikhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Area (hectares)	149 hectares
Population	2,754
Male Population	1,419
Female Population	1,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhanpur is the 25th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bhikhanpur

Bhikhanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhikhanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhikhanpur from other places

Bhikhanpur lies about 37 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, 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 Bhikhanpur
Nearest town	Kharagpur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	26 km
District headquarters	Banka	37 km

Villages closest to Bhikhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhanpur village had a population of 2,754. That makes it the 25th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Bhikhanpur village has 1,419 males and 1,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhanpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Bhikhanpur covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhikhanpur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhanpur is Ganganiyan, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhikhanpur.

Bhikhanpur is about 37 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhanpur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Ganganiyan is about 14 km away. Amarpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.