About Bhikhapali Village

Bhikhapali is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 529 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, 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	Saraipali
Pincode	493558
Area (hectares)	202.22 hectares
Population	1,039
Male Population	529
Female Population	510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhapali compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhapali is the 47th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 202.22 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

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 5 - 10 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 Bhikhapali from other places

Bhikhapali lies about 97 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 64 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
Tehsil headquarters	Saraipali	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Barpali	64 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	97 km

Villages closest to Bhikhapali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraipali 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 1,039. That makes it the 47th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Bhikhapali village has 529 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhapali has about 964 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhapali is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhapali covers 202.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikhapali falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhapali is Barpali, about 64 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 - 10 km distance for Bhikhapali.

Bhikhapali is about 97 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 Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 3.3 km away. Barpali is about 64 km away. Mahasamund is about 97 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.