About Bhikhpur Village

Bhikhpur is a large village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,126, made up of 1,662 males and 1,464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Siswan
Pincode	841203
Area (hectares)	257 hectares
Population	3,126
Male Population	1,662
Female Population	1,464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhpur is the 11th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bhikhpur

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

How far is Bhikhpur from other places

Bhikhpur lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 10 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 Bhikhpur
Nearest railway station	Chainwa	10 km
Nearest town	Reoti	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siswan	26 km
District headquarters	Siwan	26 km

Villages closest to Bhikhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhpur village had a population of 3,126. That makes it the 11th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Bhikhpur village has 1,662 males and 1,464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhpur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhpur is 841203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhpur covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhpur falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhpur is Chainwa, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikhpur.

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

Bhikhpur is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about 10 km away. Reoti is about 16 km away. Siswan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.