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About Bhikhnidih Village

Bhikhnidih is a mid sized village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 290 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhnidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhnidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 828402
Area (hectares) 97.02 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 290
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhikhnidih compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhnidih is the 62nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 97.02 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bhikhnidih

The census records public bus service for Bhikhnidih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikhnidih from other places

Bhikhnidih lies about 35 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Bholldih, about 2.5 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 Bhikhnidih
Nearest railway station Bholldih 2.5 km
Nearest town Gomoh 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 9.0 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 35 km

Villages closest to Bhikhnidih

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

Common questions about Bhikhnidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhnidih village had a population of 545. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Bhikhnidih village has 290 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhnidih has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhnidih is 828402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhnidih covers 97.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikhnidih falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhnidih is Bholldih, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhikhnidih.

Bhikhnidih is about 35 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhnidih is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Bholldih is about 2.5 km away. Gomoh is about 6.6 km away. Topchanchi is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batto Alias Barahgora (under 2 km), Hariharpur (4.0 km) and Gomoh (6.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhikhnidih today is likely to be higher.

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