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About Bhikhipur Village

Bhikhipur is a mid sized village in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 773 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.26 hectares hectares.

Bhikhipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Gauriganj
Area (hectares) 162.26 hectares
Population 1,496
Male Population 773
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhipur is the 95th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 162.26 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Bhikhipur

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

How far is Bhikhipur from other places

Bhikhipur lies about 46 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bani, about 8.6 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 Bhikhipur
Nearest railway station Bani 8.6 km
Nearest town Jais 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauriganj 14 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 46 km

Villages closest to Bhikhipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhipur village had a population of 1,496. That makes it the 95th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Bhikhipur village has 773 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhipur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Bhikhipur covers 162.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhipur falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhipur is Bani, about 8.6 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 - 10 km distance for Bhikhipur.

Bhikhipur is about 46 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhipur is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Bani is about 8.6 km away. Jais is about 8.7 km away. Gauriganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawai (under 2 km), Bakshgarh (1.6 km) and Umaradih (1.7 km).

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

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