About Bhikhampura Village

Bhikhampura is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 494 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, 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	Sarangarh
Pincode	493778
Area (hectares)	167.07 hectares
Population	977
Male Population	494
Female Population	483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhampura compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhampura is the 68th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 167.07 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

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 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 Bhikhampura from other places

Bhikhampura lies about 34 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 32 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	Sarangarh	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kirodimal Nagar	32 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	34 km

Villages closest to Bhikhampura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangarh 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 977. That makes it the 68th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Bhikhampura village has 494 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhampura has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhampura is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhampura covers 167.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikhampura falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhampura is Kirodimal Nagar, about 32 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 Bhikhampura.

Bhikhampura is about 34 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhampura is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 14 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 32 km away. Raigarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.