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About Bhikhanpur Village

Bhikhanpur is a small village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 129 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Bhikhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 129
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhikhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhanpur is the 93rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bhikhanpur

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

How far is Bhikhanpur from other places

Bhikhanpur lies about 33 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 4.6 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 Telta 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 7.9 km
Nearest town Kasba 26 km
District headquarters Purnia 33 km

Villages closest to Bhikhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisi 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 247. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Bhikhanpur village has 129 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhanpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Bhikhanpur covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhanpur falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhanpur is Telta, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhikhanpur.

Bhikhanpur is about 33 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhanpur is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 4.6 km away. Baisi is about 7.9 km away. Kasba is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangaon (under 2 km), Majhwar (under 2 km) and Lamatphulbari (1.6 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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