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About Bhikhampur Village

Bhikhampur is a small village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 214 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhampur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491340
Area (hectares) 152.41 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 214
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhampur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhampur is the 147th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 152.41 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhikhampur from other places

Bhikhampur lies about 86 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 22 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 22 km
District headquarters Durg 86 km

Villages closest to Bhikhampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawagarh 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 395. That makes it the 147th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Bhikhampur village has 214 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhampur has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhampur is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhampur covers 152.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikhampur falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhampur is Bhatapara, about 22 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhikhampur.

Bhikhampur is about 86 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhampur is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 17 km away. Bhatapara is about 22 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paunsari (under 2 km), Kanharpur (1.6 km) and Malda (2.4 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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