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About Bikapur Village

Bikapur is a mid sized village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 260 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.7 hectares hectares.

Bikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 53.7 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 260
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bikapur compares

By the 2011 count Bikapur is the 216th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 53.7 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bikapur

Bikapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bikapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bikapur from other places

Bikapur lies about 26 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Fursatganj, about 13 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 Bikapur
Tehsil headquarters Salon 12 km
Nearest railway station Fursatganj 13 km
Nearest town Jais 16 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 26 km

Villages closest to Bikapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikapur village had a population of 502. That makes it the 216th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Bikapur village has 260 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikapur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Bikapur covers 53.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bikapur falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bikapur is Fursatganj, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Bikapur.

Bikapur is about 26 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikapur is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Salon is about 12 km away. Fursatganj is about 13 km away. Jais is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramjitpur (under 2 km), Lodipur (under 2 km) and Narayanpur (under 2 km).

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

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