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About Bhikharipur Village

Bhikharipur is a mid sized village in Chandauli tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,832, made up of 941 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.89 hectares hectares.

Bhikharipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikharipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chandauli
Area (hectares) 195.89 hectares
Population 1,832
Male Population 941
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikharipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikharipur is the 120th largest of the 416 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents. Its 195.89 hectares work out to about 9.4 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 919.

Getting to Bhikharipur

Bhikharipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhikharipur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 5.2 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ganj Khawaja, about 3.9 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 Ganj Khawaja 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandauli 5.2 km

Villages closest to Bhikharipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandauli 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 1,832. That makes it the 120th largest of the 416 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents.

Bhikharipur village has 941 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikharipur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Bhikharipur covers 195.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikharipur falls under Chandauli tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikharipur is Ganj Khawaja, about 3.9 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 and private bus service as Available for Bhikharipur.

Bhikharipur is about 5.2 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikharipur is in Chandauli tehsil of Chandauli district. Ganj Khawaja is about 3.9 km away. Chandauli is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (under 2 km), Haripur Khas (under 2 km) and Lauda (1.9 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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