About Bhikeshwar Village

Bhikeshwar is a mid sized village in Nagbhir tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 364 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.74 hectares hectares.

Bhikeshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikeshwar village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Nagbhir
Area (hectares)	239.74 hectares
Population	702
Male Population	364
Female Population	338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikeshwar compares

By the 2011 count Bhikeshwar is the 59th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents. Its 239.74 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bhikeshwar

Bhikeshwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhikeshwar as Available within village. 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 Bhikeshwar from other places

Bhikeshwar lies about 83 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Nagbhir (NG), about 2.0 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 Bhikeshwar
Nearest railway station	Nagbhir (NG)	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagbhir	3.7 km
Nearest town	Bramhapuri	15 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	83 km

Villages closest to Bhikeshwar

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

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Common questions about Bhikeshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikeshwar village had a population of 702. That makes it the 59th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents.

Bhikeshwar village has 364 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikeshwar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Bhikeshwar covers 239.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikeshwar falls under Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhikeshwar is Nagbhir (NG), about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhikeshwar.

Bhikeshwar is about 83 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikeshwar is in Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district. Nagbhir (NG) is about 2.0 km away. Nagbhir is about 3.7 km away. Bramhapuri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.