# Bhikhampur Village, Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran 

# Bhikhampur

Bhikhampur is a village in Chanpatia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845452**. The 2011 Census counted **2,982 people in 639 households**, the 30th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 2,982people (2011)
- 639households
- 55.8%literacy
- 845452PIN code

## Bhikhampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhikhampur is 845452.** Bhikhampur falls in Chanpatia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845452
- Gram panchayatBhikhampur
- Community development blockChanpatia
- Census village code217150

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?

- Chanpatia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)29 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)29 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 85% of the 693 hectares of village land is sown, and 459 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, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhikhampur · ■ Chanpatia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhikhampur?

■ Bhikhampur · ■ Chanpatia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**942

Working population ****44.7%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 39.4% for women. 46% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (5%) · **■** Marginal 742 (56%)

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 Chanpatia

- Bankat3,413 people
- Mahuawa3,217 people
- Patarkha Naurangia3,173 people
- Moti Chhapar3,088 people
- Hirapakar2,897 people
- Kokila Dih2,896 people
- Jabdaul2,891 people
- Tika chhapra2,873 people

[All 71 villages in Chanpatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhikhampur?845452
- How far is Bhikhampur from Bettiah?29 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhampur?2,982 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhampur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Chanpatia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhampur?55.8% (Census 2011)