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About Bhikhanadih Village

Bhikhanadih is a mid sized village in Chalkusa tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 267 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhanadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhanadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chalkusa
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 493.52 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 267
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Bhikhanadih compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhanadih is the 27th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 493.52 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bhikhanadih

Bhikhanadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhikhanadih 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 Bhikhanadih from other places

Bhikhanadih lies about 52 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Dasra Halt BH, about 2.1 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 Bhikhanadih
Nearest railway station Dasra Halt BH 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chalkusa 2.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 15 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 52 km

Villages closest to Bhikhanadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhanadih village had a population of 520. That makes it the 27th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Bhikhanadih village has 267 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhanadih has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhanadih is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhanadih covers 493.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhikhanadih falls under Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhanadih is Dasra Halt BH, about 2.1 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 Bhikhanadih.

Bhikhanadih is about 52 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhanadih is in Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Dasra Halt BH is about 2.1 km away. Chalkusa is about 2.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhnadih (under 2 km), Alagdiha (under 2 km) and Mango (under 2 km).

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

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