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About Bhikanpur Village

Bhikanpur is a large village in Hapur tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,209, made up of 1,164 males and 1,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.44 hectares hectares.

Bhikanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghaziabad
Tehsil Hapur
Area (hectares) 205.44 hectares
Population 2,209
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Bhikanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikanpur is the 113th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 205.44 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Bhikanpur

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

Bhikanpur lies about 41 km from Ghaziabad, and the nearest railway station is Hafizpur, about 6.8 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 Bhikanpur
Nearest railway station Hafizpur 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hapur 10 km
Nearest town Hāpur 10 km
District headquarters Ghaziabad 41 km

Villages closest to Bhikanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikanpur village had a population of 2,209. That makes it the 113th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Bhikanpur village has 1,164 males and 1,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikanpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Bhikanpur covers 205.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikanpur falls under Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikanpur is Hafizpur, about 6.8 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 Bhikanpur.

Bhikanpur is about 41 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikanpur is in Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Hafizpur is about 6.8 km away. Hapur is about 10 km away. Hāpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayadnagar (under 2 km), Chhapkauli (1.9 km) and Sikandarpur Kakaudi (1.9 km).

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

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