Village · Kako, Jehanabad
# Bhikhanpur

Bhikhanpur is a village in Kako sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,557 people in 246 households, the 43rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.
- 1,557 people (2011)
- 246 households
- 64.1% literacy
- 968 females per 1,000 males

## Bhikhanpur PIN code and other codes

Bhikhanpur falls in Kako sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Damuhan
- Community development block Kako
- Census village code 260284

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

## How far is Bhikhanpur from nearby towns?
- Kako (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ) 4 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town) 4 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bhikhanpur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jahanabad
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patna
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 8 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 79% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikhanpur · ■ Kako rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 10%
- Toilet within the home 0% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 76%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 60% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 90%
- Use banking services 51% 47%
- Television 10% 14%
- Mobile phone 40% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 40% 32%
- Own their home 97% 98%

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

## What is the population of Bhikhanpur?

■ Bhikhanpur · ■ Kako rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.1% 64.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 928
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 874 924
- Working population 25.0% 33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 47.8% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 74 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 208 (53%) · ■ Household industry 28 (7%) · ■ Other work 33 (8%) · ■ Marginal 46 (12%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kako
- Algana 1,645 people
- Bhelawar 1,608 people
- Bharthua 1,605 people
- Nadianwan 1,570 people
- Afzalpur 1,511 people
- Murasa 1,486 people
- Tetaria 1,451 people
- Bara 1,445 people

All 100 villages in Kako

## Quick answers
- How far is Bhikhanpur from Jehanabad? 4 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhanpur? 1,557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhanpur in? Jehanabad district (Kako sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhanpur? 64.1% (Census 2011)

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