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About Bhikhakita Village

Bhikhakita is a mid sized village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,604, made up of 866 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Bhikhakita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhakita village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 1,604
Male Population 866
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikhakita compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhakita is the 24th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Bhikhakita

Bhikhakita is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhikhakita as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikhakita from other places

Bhikhakita lies about 19 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Masudan, about 4.4 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 Bhikhakita
Tehsil headquarters Dharhara 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Masudan 4.4 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 14 km
District headquarters Munger 19 km

Villages closest to Bhikhakita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhakita village had a population of 1,604. That makes it the 24th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Bhikhakita village has 866 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhakita has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Bhikhakita covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhikhakita falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhakita is Masudan, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikhakita.

Bhikhakita is about 19 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhakita is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Dharhara is about 4.2 km away. Masudan is about 4.4 km away. Jamālpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuria (under 2 km), Harai Chak (under 2 km) and Laheta (under 2 km).

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

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