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About Bhikhampur Village

Bhikhampur is a mid sized village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 269 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.2 hectares hectares.

Bhikhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhampur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 270.2 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 269
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhampur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhampur is the 110th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 270.2 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bhikhampur

Bhikhampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhikhampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhikhampur from other places

Bhikhampur lies about 98 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Deori, about 50 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 Bhikhampur
Tehsil headquarters Jaitpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Deori 50 km
Nearest town Panāgar 50 km
District headquarters Shahdol 98 km

Villages closest to Bhikhampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhampur village had a population of 558. That makes it the 110th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Bhikhampur village has 269 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhampur has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Bhikhampur covers 270.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikhampur falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhampur is Deori, about 50 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikhampur.

Bhikhampur is about 98 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhampur is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Jaitpur is about 18 km away. Deori is about 50 km away. Panāgar is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharla (4.0 km), Khanda (5.1 km) and Balbahara (7.7 km).

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

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