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About Bhikhan Pur Village

Bhikhan Pur is a mid sized village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,119, made up of 569 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhan Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhan Pur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Pincode 224001
Area (hectares) 80.86 hectares
Population 1,119
Male Population 569
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhikhan Pur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhan Pur is the 116th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 80.86 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bhikhan Pur

Bhikhan Pur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhikhan Pur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikhan Pur from other places

Bhikhan Pur lies about 31 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Baruachak, about 14 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 Bhikhan Pur
Nearest town Gondā City 13 km
Nearest railway station Baruachak 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohawal 31 km
District headquarters Faizabad 31 km

Villages closest to Bhikhan Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohawal 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 Bhikhan Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhan Pur village had a population of 1,119. That makes it the 116th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Bhikhan Pur village has 569 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhan Pur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bhikhan Pur is 224001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhan Pur covers 80.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhan Pur falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhan Pur is Baruachak, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bhikhan Pur.

Bhikhan Pur is about 31 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhan Pur is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Gondā City is about 13 km away. Baruachak is about 14 km away. Sohawal is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundurkha Khurd (11 km), Pipri (16 km) and Khanpur Masodha (17 km).

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

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