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About Bhikhampur Village

Bhikhampur is a mid sized village in Karwi tehsil, in the district of Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 365 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.51 hectares hectares.

Bhikhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhampur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chitrakoot
Tehsil Karwi
Area (hectares) 510.51 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 365
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikhampur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhampur is the 278th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,622 residents. Its 510.51 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Bhikhampur

Bhikhampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhikhampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhikhampur from other places

Bhikhampur lies about 5.6 km from Chitrakoot, and the nearest railway station is Chitrakut Dham Karwi, about 5.0 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
Nearest railway station Chitrakut Dham Karwi 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karwi 5.6 km
District headquarters Chitrakoot 5.6 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 5.6 km

Villages closest to Bhikhampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karwi 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 677. That makes it the 278th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,622 residents.

Bhikhampur village has 365 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhampur has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Bhikhampur covers 510.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhikhampur falls under Karwi tehsil of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhampur is Chitrakut Dham Karwi, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhikhampur.

Bhikhampur is about 5.6 km from Chitrakoot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhampur is in Karwi tehsil of Chitrakoot district. Chitrakut Dham Karwi is about 5.0 km away. Karwi is about 5.6 km away. Chitrakoot is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itroul Bhikhampur (under 2 km), Chak Deori (1.9 km) and Chak Jafar (1.9 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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