About Bhikhua Village

Bhikhua is a mid sized village in Fatwah tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 426 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Fatwah
Pincode	813201
Area (hectares)	59 hectares
Population	822
Male Population	426
Female Population	396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
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 Bhikhua compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhua is the 53rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Bhikhua

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

Bhikhua lies about 17 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Fatuha Junction, about 3.2 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 Bhikhua
Nearest railway station	Fatuha Junction	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatwah	3.5 km
Nearest town	Fatwa	3.5 km
District headquarters	Patna	17 km

Villages closest to Bhikhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhua village had a population of 822. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Bhikhua village has 426 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhua has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhua is 813201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhua covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhua falls under Fatwah tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhua is Fatuha Junction, about 3.2 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 Bhikhua.

Bhikhua is about 17 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhua is in Fatwah tehsil of Patna district. Fatuha Junction is about 3.2 km away. Fatwah is about 3.5 km away. Fatwa is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.