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About Bhikampur Village

Bhikampur is a large village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,328, made up of 1,236 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.2 hectares hectares.

Bhikampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikampur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 402.2 hectares
Population 2,328
Male Population 1,236
Female Population 1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bhikampur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikampur is the 64th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 402.2 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bhikampur

Bhikampur 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 Bhikampur 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 Bhikampur from other places

Bhikampur lies about 19 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 14 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 Bhikampur
Nearest railway station Churk 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 19 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 19 km

Villages closest to Bhikampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikampur village had a population of 2,328. That makes it the 64th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Bhikampur village has 1,236 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikampur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Bhikampur covers 402.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikampur falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikampur is Churk, about 14 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 Bhikampur.

Bhikampur is about 19 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikampur is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 14 km away. Robertsganj is about 19 km away. Sonbhadra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharmdashpur (2.1 km), Patana (2.7 km) and Shiltham (3.4 km).

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

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