# Bhikhanpur Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Bhikhanpur

Bhikhanpur is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 50 households**, the 99th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 247people (2011)
- 50households
- 33.9%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Bhikhanpur PIN code and other codes

Bhikhanpur falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSugwa Mahanandpur
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224084

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?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)50 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)50 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Bhikhanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikhanpur · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.9%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**956

Working population ****36.0%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.3% for men and 22.9% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (58%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 35 (39%)

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 Baisi

- Gurihar433 people
- Kathaul Milik376 people
- Majhwar341 people
- Salampur320 people
- Kochagaon223 people
- Haripur Kamat208 people
- Bhasia203 people
- Telgawa200 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhikhanpur from Purnia?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhanpur?247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhanpur in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhanpur?33.9% (Census 2011)