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About Bhikhapur Village

Bhikhapur is a small village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 206 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.43 hectares hectares.

Bhikhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 50.43 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 206
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
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 Bhikhapur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhapur is the 347th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 50.43 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bhikhapur

Bhikhapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhikhapur 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 Bhikhapur from other places

Bhikhapur lies about 36 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Mahpur, about 5.8 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 Bhikhapur
Nearest railway station Mahpur 5.8 km
Nearest town Saidpur 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 27 km
District headquarters Chandauli 36 km

Villages closest to Bhikhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhapur village had a population of 428. That makes it the 347th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Bhikhapur village has 206 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhapur has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Bhikhapur covers 50.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhapur falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhapur is Mahpur, about 5.8 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 Bhikhapur.

Bhikhapur is about 36 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhapur is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Mahpur is about 5.8 km away. Saidpur is about 9.2 km away. Sakaldiha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahangirpur (2.1 km), Sonhuli (4.7 km) and Sikraura Khurd (6.2 km).

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

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