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About Bhikhar Village

Bhikhar is a mid sized village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 906 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.21 hectares hectares.

Bhikhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Akbarpur
Area (hectares) 462.21 hectares
Population 1,697
Male Population 906
Female Population 791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhikhar compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhar is the 97th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 462.21 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Bhikhar

Bhikhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhikhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhikhar from other places

Bhikhar lies about 13 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Patra, about 3.3 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 Bhikhar
Nearest railway station Patra 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Akbarpur 8.1 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 13 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 24 km

Villages closest to Bhikhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhar village had a population of 1,697. That makes it the 97th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Bhikhar village has 906 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhar has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Bhikhar covers 462.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikhar falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhar is Patra, about 3.3 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 - 10 km distance for Bhikhar.

Bhikhar is about 13 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhar is in Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Patra is about 3.3 km away. Akbarpur is about 8.1 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhanapur (under 2 km), Tigain (1.7 km) and Asanda (1.8 km).

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

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