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About Bhikhampur Village

Bhikhampur is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 321 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.07 hectares hectares.

Bhikhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhampur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 64.07 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 321
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhikhampur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhampur is the 263rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 64.07 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bhikhampur

The census records public bus service for Bhikhampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhikhampur from other places

Bhikhampur lies about 133 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Nima Gopalpur, about 4.3 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 Nima Gopalpur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 31 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 32 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 133 km

Villages closest to Bhikhampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhania 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 647. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Bhikhampur village has 321 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhampur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Bhikhampur covers 64.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhampur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhampur is Nima Gopalpur, about 4.3 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 km distance for Bhikhampur.

Bhikhampur is about 133 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhampur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Nima Gopalpur is about 4.3 km away. Jakhania is about 31 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harauli (under 2 km), Araji Mafi Haridyal Yati (2.2 km) and Araji Mafi Khargali (2.2 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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