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About Bikapur Village

Bikapur is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,878, made up of 866 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276302
Area (hectares) 145.97 hectares
Population 1,878
Male Population 866
Female Population 1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bikapur compares

By the 2011 count Bikapur is the 90th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 145.97 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Bikapur

Bikapur 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 Bikapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bikapur from other places

Bikapur lies about 171 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Fursatganj, about 13 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 Bikapur
Nearest railway station Fursatganj 13 km
Nearest town Jais 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 33 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 171 km

Villages closest to Bikapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikapur village had a population of 1,878. That makes it the 90th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Bikapur village has 866 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikapur has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Bikapur is 276302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikapur covers 145.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bikapur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bikapur is Fursatganj, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Bikapur is about 171 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikapur is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Fursatganj is about 13 km away. Jais is about 16 km away. Lalganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambikapur (under 2 km), Kharaka (under 2 km) and Chak Sarai (1.9 km).

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

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