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About Bhikhanpur Village

Bhikhanpur is a mid sized village in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,557, made up of 791 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares.

Bhikhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Kako
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 1,557
Male Population 791
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhikhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhanpur is the 42nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 14 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 928.

Getting to Bhikhanpur

Bhikhanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhikhanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 43 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Chandi, about 2.4 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 Chandi 2.4 km
Nearest town Hilsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kako 35 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 43 km

Villages closest to Bhikhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhanpur village had a population of 1,557. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Bhikhanpur village has 791 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhanpur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Bhikhanpur covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhanpur falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhanpur is Chandi, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikhanpur.

Bhikhanpur is about 43 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhanpur is in Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Chandi is about 2.4 km away. Hilsa is about 12 km away. Kako is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatkan (12 km), Kosiawan (17 km) and Raypura (21 km).

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

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