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About Bhikhpur Village

Bhikhpur is a mid sized village in Sitapur tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,576, made up of 845 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.8 hectares hectares.

Bhikhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Sitapur
Area (hectares) 284.8 hectares
Population 1,576
Male Population 845
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikhpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhpur is the 145th largest of the 405 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents. Its 284.8 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Bhikhpur

Bhikhpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhikhpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikhpur from other places

Bhikhpur lies about 25 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Hargaon, about 3.2 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 Bhikhpur
Nearest railway station Hargaon 3.2 km
Nearest town Kheri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sitapur 25 km

Villages closest to Bhikhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhpur village had a population of 1,576. That makes it the 145th largest of the 405 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents.

Bhikhpur village has 845 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhpur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Bhikhpur covers 284.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikhpur falls under Sitapur tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhpur is Hargaon, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhikhpur.

Bhikhpur is about 25 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhpur is in Sitapur tehsil of Sitapur district. Hargaon is about 3.2 km away. Kheri is about 14 km away. Sitapur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raksha (under 2 km), Mahanandpur (under 2 km) and Turdipur (under 2 km).

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

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