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About Bhikham Chak Village

Bhikham Chak is a small village in Sandesh tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 16 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,438 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikham Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikham Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Sandesh
Pincode 802164
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 16
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,438
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikham Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bhikham Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bhikham Chak

Bhikham Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhikham Chak as Available within village. 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 Bhikham Chak from other places

Bhikham Chak lies about 17 km from Bhojpur, 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 Bhikham Chak
Nearest town Arāria 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandesh 17 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 17 km

Villages closest to Bhikham Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sandesh 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 Bhikham Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikham Chak village had a population of 39. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Bhikham Chak village has 16 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikham Chak has about 1438 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Bhikham Chak is 802164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikham Chak covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhikham Chak falls under Sandesh tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikham Chak is Araria Court, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhikham Chak.

Bhikham Chak is about 17 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikham Chak is in Sandesh tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arāria is about 6.7 km away. Araria Court is about 14 km away. Sandesh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bartiar (8.9 km), Bhanpura (10 km) and Panpura (12 km).

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

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