About Bhikhanpur Village

Bhikhanpur is a small village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 132 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares.

Bhikhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Area (hectares)	43 hectares
Population	261
Male Population	132
Female Population	129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
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 Bhikhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhanpur is the 142nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bhikhanpur

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

Bhikhanpur lies about 21 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, 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
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Chausa	14 km
District headquarters	Buxar	21 km

Villages closest to Bhikhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpur 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 261. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Bhikhanpur village has 132 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhanpur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Bhikhanpur covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhanpur falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhanpur is Chausa, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhikhanpur.

Bhikhanpur is about 21 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhanpur is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 6.4 km away. Chausa is about 14 km away. Buxar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.