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About Bhikhampur Village

Bhikhampur is a mid sized village in Nagra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 946 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Nagra
Pincode 841414
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 946
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikhampur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhampur is the 27th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bhikhampur

Bhikhampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhikhampur as Available within <5 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 Bhikhampur from other places

Bhikhampur lies about 26 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bahuara Halt, about 1.6 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 Bhikhampur
Nearest railway station Bahuara Halt 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagra 4.3 km
Nearest town Marhaura 12 km
District headquarters Saran 26 km

Villages closest to Bhikhampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhampur village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 27th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Bhikhampur village has 946 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhampur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhampur is 841414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhampur covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhikhampur falls under Nagra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhampur is Bahuara Halt, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikhampur.

Bhikhampur is about 26 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhampur is in Nagra tehsil of Saran district. Bahuara Halt is about 1.6 km away. Nagra is about 4.3 km away. Marhaura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paterha (under 2 km), Maksuspur (under 2 km) and Tujarpur (under 2 km).

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

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