# Bhikhampur Village, Roh, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Roh, Nawada 

# Bhikhampur

Bhikhampur is a village in Roh sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,044 people in 797 households**, the 7th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 5,044people (2011)
- 797households
- 42.9%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Bhikhampur PIN code and other codes

Bhikhampur falls in Roh sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatVikhampur
- Community development blockRoh
- Census village code257798

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

## How far is Bhikhampur from nearby towns?

- Roh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)22 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)22 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 Bhikhampur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikhampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Roha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Bhikhampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 831 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Bhikhampur

Of every 100 households in Bhikhampur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhikhampur · ■ Roh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****31%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bhikhampur?

■ Bhikhampur · ■ Roh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**949

Working population ****36.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 30.3% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 418 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 542 (29%) · **■** Household industry 195 (11%) · **■** Other work 94 (5%) · **■** Marginal 598 (32%)

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 Roh

- Siur12,028 people
- Nazardih6,791 people
- Kosirukhi6,737 people
- Rupau5,348 people
- Samhri4,826 people
- Dhanawan4,620 people
- Mahrawan4,044 people
- Morawan3,652 people

[All 77 villages in Roh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/roh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhikhampur from Nawada?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhampur?5,044 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhampur in?Nawada district (Roh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhampur?42.9% (Census 2011)