About Bhikhanpur Village

Bhikhanpur is a small village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 177 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Bhikhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	53 hectares
Population	347
Male Population	177
Female Population	170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
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 71st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 39 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 32 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	Sherghati	5.0 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	32 km
District headquarters	Gaya	39 km

Villages closest to Bhikhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 347. That makes it the 71st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Bhikhanpur village has 177 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhanpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Bhikhanpur covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhanpur falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhanpur is Guraru, about 32 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 39 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 Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 5.0 km away. Sherghāti is about 5.0 km away. Guraru is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.