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About Bhikari Chilema Village

Bhikari Chilema is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,821, made up of 927 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikari Chilema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikari Chilema village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 502.67 hectares
Population 1,821
Male Population 927
Female Population 894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhikari Chilema compares

By the 2011 count Bhikari Chilema is the 12th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 502.67 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bhikari Chilema

Bhikari Chilema is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhikari Chilema 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Bhagiari, Bhaluk Dungri, Bhalukdih and Bhalukkhal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhikari Chilema

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikari Chilema village had a population of 1,821. That makes it the 12th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Bhikari Chilema village has 927 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikari Chilema has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bhikari Chilema is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikari Chilema covers 502.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikari Chilema falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhikari Chilema notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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 Bhikari Chilema.

Bhikari Chilema is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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