# Bhikhanpur Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Bhikhanpur

Bhikhanpur is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **347 people in 36 households**, the 72nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 347people (2011)
- 36households
- 74.1%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Bhikhanpur PIN code and other codes

Bhikhanpur falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChampi
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256271

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhikhanpur from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)54 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhikhanpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sherghati
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhikhanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhikhanpur

Of every 100 households in Bhikhanpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikhanpur · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****89%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhikhanpur?

■ Bhikhanpur · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**997

Working population ****42.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 62.2% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (25%) · **■** Marginal 104 (71%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sherghati

- Ghaghri414 people
- Jhawai Chak394 people
- Lohara387 people
- Palhat Kalan376 people
- Pacharhi340 people
- Sherpur301 people
- Mohiuddinpur167 people
- Dewdhar Khap160 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhikhanpur from Gaya?54 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhanpur?347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhanpur in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhanpur?74.1% (Census 2011)