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About Bhikanpur Village

Bhikanpur is a mid sized village in Atrauli tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 983 males and 897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.37 hectares hectares.

Bhikanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Atrauli
Area (hectares) 167.37 hectares
Population 1,880
Male Population 983
Female Population 897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhikanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikanpur is the 143rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents. Its 167.37 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Bhikanpur

Bhikanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhikanpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikanpur from other places

Bhikanpur lies about 37 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Agsauli, about 24 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 Bhikanpur
Nearest town Chharra 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Atrauli 19 km
Nearest railway station Agsauli 24 km
District headquarters Aligarh 37 km

Villages closest to Bhikanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikanpur village had a population of 1,880. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents.

Bhikanpur village has 983 males and 897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikanpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Bhikanpur covers 167.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikanpur falls under Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikanpur is Agsauli, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikanpur.

Bhikanpur is about 37 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikanpur is in Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district. Chharra is about 4.3 km away. Atrauli is about 19 km away. Agsauli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamori Buzurg (under 2 km), Budhari Buzurg (under 2 km) and Ata (under 2 km).

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

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