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About Bhikharipur Kalan Village

Bhikharipur Kalan is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 406 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.93 hectares hectares.

Bhikharipur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikharipur Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 172.93 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 406
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikharipur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bhikharipur Kalan is the 289th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 172.93 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Bhikharipur Kalan

Bhikharipur Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhikharipur Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikharipur Kalan from other places

Bhikharipur Kalan lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 15 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 8.6 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Bhikharipur Kalan

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 Bhikharipur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikharipur Kalan village had a population of 862. That makes it the 289th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Bhikharipur Kalan village has 406 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikharipur Kalan has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Bhikharipur Kalan covers 172.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikharipur Kalan falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikharipur Kalan is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Bhikharipur Kalan.

Bhikharipur Kalan is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikharipur Kalan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 8.6 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 8.6 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar 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 Bhikharipur Ta Bisunpur (under 2 km), Chaobepur (under 2 km) and Arhonpur (under 2 km).

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

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