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About Bhikundkhed Village

Bhikundkhed is a small village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 218 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.1 hectares hectares.

Bhikundkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikundkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 266.1 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 218
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikundkhed compares

By the 2011 count Bhikundkhed is the 76th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 266.1 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bhikundkhed

Bhikundkhed is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhikundkhed as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikundkhed from other places

Bhikundkhed lies about 22 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Paras, about 5.9 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 Bhikundkhed
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 2.4 km
Nearest town Bālāpur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Paras 5.9 km
District headquarters Akola 22 km

Villages closest to Bhikundkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikundkhed village had a population of 401. That makes it the 76th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Bhikundkhed village has 218 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikundkhed has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Bhikundkhed covers 266.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhikundkhed falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhikundkhed is Paras, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhikundkhed.

Bhikundkhed is about 22 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikundkhed is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Balapur is about 2.4 km away. Bālāpur is about 2.4 km away. Paras is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shelad (1.5 km), Mandoli (2.1 km) and Hingana Shelad (3.0 km).

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

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