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About Bhikhepur Village

Bhikhepur is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 638 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.88 hectares hectares.

Bhikhepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhepur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 92.88 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 638
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikhepur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhepur is the 153rd largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 92.88 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bhikhepur

Bhikhepur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhikhepur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikhepur from other places

Bhikhepur lies about 15 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Saheri, about 6.3 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 Bhikhepur
Nearest railway station Saheri 6.3 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 15 km
Nearest town Ghazīpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 24 km

Villages closest to Bhikhepur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhepur village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Bhikhepur village has 638 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhepur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Bhikhepur covers 92.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhepur falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhepur is Saheri, about 6.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikhepur.

Bhikhepur is about 15 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhepur is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Saheri is about 6.3 km away. Ghazipur is about 15 km away. Ghazīpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tardih (under 2 km), Kurah (under 2 km) and Dhari Kala (under 2 km).

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

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