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About Bhikharipur Village

Bhikharipur is a mid sized village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 282 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikharipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikharipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Pincode 271305
Area (hectares) 65.88 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 282
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhikharipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikharipur is the 332nd largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 65.88 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bhikharipur

Bhikharipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhikharipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikharipur from other places

Bhikharipur lies about 45 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Maskanwa, about 2.0 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 Bhikharipur
Nearest railway station Maskanwa 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mankapur 16 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 28 km
District headquarters Gonda 45 km

Villages closest to Bhikharipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikharipur village had a population of 532. That makes it the 332nd largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Bhikharipur village has 282 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikharipur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bhikharipur is 271305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikharipur covers 65.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikharipur falls under Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikharipur is Maskanwa, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhikharipur.

Bhikharipur is about 45 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikharipur is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Maskanwa is about 2.0 km away. Mankapur is about 16 km away. Ayodhya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mishraulia Khurd (under 2 km), Maskanwa (under 2 km) and Chatkanwa (under 2 km).

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

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