About Bichhanapati Village

Bichhanapati is a small village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 136 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichhanapati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhanapati village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Lahunipara
Pincode	770044
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	277
Male Population	136
Female Population	141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichhanapati compares

By the 2011 count Bichhanapati is the 54th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Bichhanapati

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

Bichhanapati lies about 106 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 15 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 Bichhanapati
Tehsil headquarters	Lahunipara	14 km
Nearest railway station	Barsuan	15 km
Nearest town	Deogarh	38 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	106 km

Villages closest to Bichhanapati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhanapati village had a population of 277. That makes it the 54th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Bichhanapati village has 136 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhanapati has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Bichhanapati is 770044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichhanapati covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bichhanapati falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bichhanapati is Barsuan, about 15 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 village for Bichhanapati.

Bichhanapati is about 106 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhanapati is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Lahunipara is about 14 km away. Barsuan is about 15 km away. Deogarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.