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About Bhikhampur Village

Bhikhampur is one of the larger villages in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,342, made up of 3,390 males and 2,952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591 hectares hectares.

Bhikhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhampur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 591 hectares
Population 6,342
Male Population 3,390
Female Population 2,952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhampur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhampur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 591 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Bhikhampur

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

Bhikhampur lies about 23 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 22 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 Bhikhampur
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 4.4 km
Nearest town Ahraura 16 km
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 22 km
District headquarters Chandauli 23 km

Villages closest to Bhikhampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhampur village had a population of 6,342. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Bhikhampur village has 3,390 males and 2,952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhampur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Bhikhampur covers 591 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhampur falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhampur is Ahraura Road, about 22 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 and private bus service as Available for Bhikhampur.

Bhikhampur is about 23 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhampur is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 4.4 km away. Ahraura is about 16 km away. Ahraura Road is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Bhikhampur (under 2 km), Bhikhampur Krishnarpan (under 2 km) and Bhopatpurwa (under 2 km).

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

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