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About Bhikhapur Village

Bhikhapur is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,525, made up of 2,312 males and 2,213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.17 hectares hectares.

Bhikhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 564.17 hectares
Population 4,525
Male Population 2,312
Female Population 2,213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikhapur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 564.17 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Bhikhapur

Bhikhapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhikhapur as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikhapur from other places

Bhikhapur lies about 46 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Suriawan, about 4.0 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 Bhikhapur
Nearest railway station Suriawan 4.0 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 28 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 46 km

Villages closest to Bhikhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhapur village had a population of 4,525. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Bhikhapur village has 2,312 males and 2,213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhapur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Bhikhapur covers 564.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhapur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhapur is Suriawan, about 4.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhikhapur.

Bhikhapur is about 46 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhapur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Suriawan is about 4.0 km away. Gyānpur is about 14 km away. Machhlishahr 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 Madhupur (3.0 km), Meerapur Ta Madhupur (3.0 km) and Ramgara Taluka Madhupur (3.0 km).

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

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