About Bhikhoa Village

Bhikhoa is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 378 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhoa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Mohanpur
Pincode	814113
Area (hectares)	52.56 hectares
Population	731
Male Population	378
Female Population	353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhoa compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhoa is the 61st largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 461 residents. Its 52.56 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bhikhoa

Bhikhoa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhikhoa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhikhoa from other places

Bhikhoa lies about 82 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 13 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 Bhikhoa
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mohanpur	18 km
Nearest town	Purāini	19 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	82 km

Villages closest to Bhikhoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhoa village had a population of 731. That makes it the 61st largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 461 residents.

Bhikhoa village has 378 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhoa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhoa is 814113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhoa covers 52.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhoa falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhoa is Ghogha, about 13 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhikhoa.

Bhikhoa is about 82 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhoa is in Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district. Ghogha is about 13 km away. Mohanpur is about 18 km away. Purāini is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.