About Bhikhapali Village

Bhikhapali is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 486 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhapali village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Pithora
Pincode	493338
Area (hectares)	325.18 hectares
Population	983
Male Population	486
Female Population	497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhapali compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhapali is the 71st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 325.18 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bhikhapali

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

Bhikhapali lies about 40 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 12 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 Bhikhapali
Nearest railway station	Bagbahra	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pithora	16 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	40 km
Nearest town	Mahāsamund	40 km

Villages closest to Bhikhapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhapali village had a population of 983. That makes it the 71st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Bhikhapali village has 486 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhapali has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhapali is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhapali covers 325.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikhapali falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhapali is Bagbahra, about 12 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 village for Bhikhapali.

Bhikhapali is about 40 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhapali is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 12 km away. Pithora is about 16 km away. Mahasamund is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.