About Bhikhanpur Village

Bhikhanpur is a mid sized village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,802, made up of 926 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gaya Town C D Block
Pincode	804404
Area (hectares)	225 hectares
Population	1,802
Male Population	926
Female Population	876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
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 34th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

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 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 2.6 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 railway station	Ismailpur	2.6 km
Nearest town	Rafiganj	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaya Town C D Block	30 km
District headquarters	Gaya	30 km

Villages closest to Bhikhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 1,802. That makes it the 34th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Bhikhanpur village has 926 males and 876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhanpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhanpur is 804404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhanpur covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhanpur falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhanpur is Ismailpur, about 2.6 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 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhanpur is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Ismailpur is about 2.6 km away. Rafiganj is about 7.3 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.