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About Bhikhari Pur Village

Bhikhari 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 978, made up of 486 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.18 hectares hectares.

Bhikhari Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhari Pur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Area (hectares) 65.18 hectares
Population 978
Male Population 486
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhari Pur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhari Pur is the 125th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 65.18 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bhikhari Pur

Bhikhari Pur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhikhari Pur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikhari Pur from other places

Bhikhari Pur lies about 14 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Sohawal, about 4.4 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 Bhikhari Pur
Nearest railway station Sohawal 4.4 km
District headquarters Faizabad 14 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 14 km

Villages closest to Bhikhari 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 Bhikhari Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhari Pur village had a population of 978. That makes it the 125th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Bhikhari Pur village has 486 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhari Pur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Bhikhari Pur covers 65.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhikhari Pur is Sohawal, about 4.4 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhikhari Pur.

Bhikhari Pur is about 14 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhari Pur is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Sohawal is about 4.4 km away. Faizabad is about 14 km away. Fyzābād is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhitaura (under 2 km), Kola (under 2 km) and Hunsepur (under 2 km).

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

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