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About Bhikhariya Village

Bhikhariya is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 235 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhariya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272131
Area (hectares) 49.79 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 235
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhariya compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhariya is the 665th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 49.79 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bhikhariya

Bhikhariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhikhariya 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhavpur, Bheeta, Bheeta Soti and Bhikha. 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 Bhikhariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhariya village had a population of 474. That makes it the 665th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Bhikhariya village has 235 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhariya has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhariya is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhariya covers 49.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhariya falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Bhikhariya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Bhikhariya.

Bhikhariya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti 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 Bhikhariya today is likely to be higher.

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