About Bhikhampura Village

Bhikhampura is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 598 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhampura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhampura village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496554
Area (hectares)	420.34 hectares
Population	1,207
Male Population	598
Female Population	609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhampura compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhampura is the 25th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 420.34 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bhikhampura

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

Bhikhampura lies about 11 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 28 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 Bhikhampura
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	11 km
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	28 km

Villages closest to Bhikhampura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhampura village had a population of 1,207. That makes it the 25th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Bhikhampura village has 598 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhampura has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhampura is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhampura covers 420.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikhampura falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhampura is Raigarh, about 28 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 Bhikhampura.

Bhikhampura is about 11 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhampura is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 11 km away. Raigarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.