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About Bhikajharan Village

Bhikajharan is a mid sized village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 457 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikajharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikajharan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Sadar
Pincode 766001
Area (hectares) 427 hectares
Population 952
Male Population 457
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikajharan compares

By the 2011 count Bhikajharan is the 41st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 427 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Bhikajharan

Bhikajharan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhikajharan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhangabari, Bhataguda, Bhatangpadar and Bhejapadar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhikajharan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikajharan village had a population of 952. That makes it the 41st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Bhikajharan village has 457 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikajharan has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bhikajharan is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikajharan covers 427 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikajharan falls under Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Bhikajharan notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Bhikajharan.

Bhikajharan is in Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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