Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya
# Bhikhanpur

Bhikhanpur is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code 804404. The 2011 Census counted 1,802 people in 316 households, the 36th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.
- 1,802 people (2011)
- 316 households
- 63.8% literacy
- 804404 PIN code

## Bhikhanpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhikhanpur is 804404. Bhikhanpur falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- PIN code 804404
- Gram panchayat Mandan Bigha
- Community development block Gaya Town C.D.Block
- Census village code 255371

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhikhanpur from nearby towns?
- Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 10 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhikhanpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikhanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chakand
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhikhanpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 39% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhikhanpur

Of every 100 households in Bhikhanpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhikhanpur · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average
- Electricity for lighting 20% 21%
- Toilet within the home 24% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 73%
- Tap water 2% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 56% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 87%
- Use banking services 60% 50%
- Television 18% 22%
- Mobile phone 54% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 17% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 30%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhikhanpur?

■ Bhikhanpur · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.8% 61.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1073 974
- Working population 31.0% 35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 54.0% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 151 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (3%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 200 (36%) · ■ Marginal 190 (34%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gaya Town C.D.Block
- Kaladaspur 1,848 people
- Sherpur 1,839 people
- Dabbo 1,820 people
- Chhattu Badh 1,810 people
- Hario 1,786 people
- Chaurahar 1,774 people
- Sherpur 1,715 people
- Korwan 1,703 people

All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block

## Other places named Bhikhanpur
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- Bhikhanpur · Village, Kako, Jehanabad · 1,557 people
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- Bhikhan Pur · Village, Bausi, Banka · 1,250 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhikhanpur? 804404
- How far is Bhikhanpur from Gaya? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhanpur? 1,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhanpur in? Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhanpur? 63.8% (Census 2011)

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