About Bhikhampur Village

Bhikhampur is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 626 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhampur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Pincode	805131
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	1,186
Male Population	626
Female Population	560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
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 Bhikhampur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhampur is the 61st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bhikhampur

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

Bhikhampur lies about 48 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Narhat Halt, about 7.5 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 Bhikhampur
Nearest railway station	Narhat Halt	7.5 km
Nearest town	Hisua	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	24 km
District headquarters	Gaya	48 km

Villages closest to Bhikhampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhampur village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 61st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Bhikhampur village has 626 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhampur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhampur is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhampur covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhampur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhampur is Narhat Halt, about 7.5 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 Bhikhampur.

Bhikhampur is about 48 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhampur is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Narhat Halt is about 7.5 km away. Hisua is about 10 km away. Wazirganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.