About Bhikhaban Village

Bhikhaban is a large village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,635, made up of 2,362 males and 2,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841244, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhaban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhaban village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Daraundha
Pincode	841244
Area (hectares)	276 hectares
Population	4,635
Male Population	2,362
Female Population	2,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikhaban compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhaban is the 9th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Bhikhaban

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

Bhikhaban lies about 23 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about 3.5 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 Bhikhaban
Nearest railway station	Maharajganj	3.5 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Daraundha	23 km
District headquarters	Siwan	23 km

Villages closest to Bhikhaban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhaban village had a population of 4,635. That makes it the 9th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Bhikhaban village has 2,362 males and 2,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhaban has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhaban is 841244. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhaban covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhikhaban falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhaban is Maharajganj, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikhaban.

Bhikhaban is about 23 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhaban is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Maharajganj is about 3.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 3.9 km away. Daraundha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.