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About Bhikhampur Village

Bhikhampur is a small village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 83 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhampur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 117.55 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 83
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 166th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 117.55 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

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 28 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 58 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 Sahaspur Lohara 18 km
Nearest town Kawardha 23 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 28 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 58 km

Villages closest to Bhikhampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 167. That makes it the 166th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Bhikhampur village has 83 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhampur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhampur is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhampur covers 117.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhikhampur falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhampur is Tilda-Neora, about 58 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 28 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhampur is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 18 km away. Kawardha is about 23 km away. Kabeerdham is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohbhatta (under 2 km), Hardi (under 2 km) and Kholwa (1.8 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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