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About Bhikawadi Bk Village

Bhikawadi Bk is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,322, made up of 1,144 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1814.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikawadi Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikawadi Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 415310
Area (hectares) 1814.81 hectares
Population 2,322
Male Population 1,144
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikawadi Bk compares

By the 2011 count Bhikawadi Bk is the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 1814.81 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Bhikawadi Bk

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

Bhikawadi Bk lies about 63 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Takari, about 40 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 Bhikawadi Bk
Nearest town Vite 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 22 km
Nearest railway station Takari 40 km
District headquarters Sangli 63 km

Villages closest to Bhikawadi Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanapur 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 Bhikawadi Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikawadi Bk village had a population of 2,322. That makes it the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Bhikawadi Bk village has 1,144 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikawadi Bk has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1052.

The pincode recorded for Bhikawadi Bk is 415310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikawadi Bk covers 1814.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhikawadi Bk falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhikawadi Bk is Takari, about 40 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 Bhikawadi Bk.

Bhikawadi Bk is about 63 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikawadi Bk is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Vite is about 17 km away. Khanapur is about 22 km away. Takari is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vejegaon (4.6 km), Bhendvade (6.1 km) and Devikhindi (6.7 km).

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

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