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About Bhikampur Village

Bhikampur is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 107 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 107
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikampur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikampur is the 220th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bhikampur

Bhikampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhikampur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Belkupi, Beltikri, Beludabar and Bhairopur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhikampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikampur village had a population of 215. That makes it the 220th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Bhikampur village has 107 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikampur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bhikampur is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikampur covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhikampur falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bhikampur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikampur.

Bhikampur is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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