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About Bhikkanpur Village

Bhikkanpur is one of the larger villages in Ghaziabad tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,312, made up of 2,793 males and 2,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.73 hectares hectares.

Bhikkanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikkanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghaziabad
Tehsil Ghaziabad
Area (hectares) 291.73 hectares
Population 5,312
Male Population 2,793
Female Population 2,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhikkanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikkanpur is the 15th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,088 residents. Its 291.73 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Bhikkanpur

Bhikkanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhikkanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikkanpur from other places

Bhikkanpur lies about 9.7 km from Ghaziabad, and the nearest railway station is Duhai Depot Station, about 1.5 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 Bhikkanpur
Nearest railway station Duhai Depot Station 1.5 km
Nearest town Murādnagar 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghaziabad 9.7 km

Villages closest to Bhikkanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikkanpur village had a population of 5,312. That makes it the 15th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,088 residents.

Bhikkanpur village has 2,793 males and 2,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikkanpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

Bhikkanpur covers 291.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhikkanpur falls under Ghaziabad tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikkanpur is Duhai Depot Station, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikkanpur.

Bhikkanpur is about 9.7 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikkanpur is in Ghaziabad tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Duhai Depot Station is about 1.5 km away. Murādnagar is about 5.3 km away. Ghaziabad is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahmudabad (under 2 km), Badshahpur Sirauli (1.7 km) and Jalalabad 0069 Morta (3.1 km).

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

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