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About Bhikharipur Village

Bhikharipur is a small village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 44 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.52 hectares hectares.

Bhikharipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikharipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 23.52 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 44
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikharipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikharipur is the 307th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 23.52 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bhikharipur

Bhikharipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhikharipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikharipur from other places

Bhikharipur lies about 16 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Nyoriya Husenpur, about 7.9 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 Bhikharipur
Nearest railway station Nyoriya Husenpur 7.9 km
Nearest town Pīlibhīt 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 16 km
District headquarters Ballia 16 km

Villages closest to Bhikharipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikharipur village had a population of 94. That makes it the 307th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Bhikharipur village has 44 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikharipur has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Bhikharipur covers 23.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikharipur falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikharipur is Nyoriya Husenpur, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhikharipur.

Bhikharipur is about 16 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikharipur is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Nyoriya Husenpur is about 7.9 km away. Pīlibhīt is about 8.3 km away. Rasra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharasara (2.9 km), Deopur (4.2 km) and Mirzapur (5.7 km).

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

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