Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur
# Bhikampur

Bhikampur is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,415 people in 335 households, the 28th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 1,415 people (2011)
- 335 households
- 62.5% literacy
- 949 females per 1,000 males

## Bhikampur PIN code and other codes

Bhikampur falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpura
- Census village code 489740

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

## How far is Bhikampur from nearby towns?
- Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bhikampur?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhikampur known for?

The main crops are chana and masoor. About 78% of the 489 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhikampur

Of every 100 households in Bhikampur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikampur · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 50% 79%
- Toilet within the home 1% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 73%
- Tap water 4% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 8% 40%
- Television 3% 27%
- Mobile phone 23% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 53% 43%
- Own their home 100% 96%

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

## What is the population of Bhikampur?

■ Bhikampur · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1048 925
- Working population 57.4% 47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 42.5% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 460 (57%) · ■ Other work 12 (1%) · ■ Marginal 323 (40%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura
- Pathariya 1,623 people
- Pawla 1,616 people
- Bijori 1,540 people
- Neemkheda 1,441 people
- Belkhedi 1,389 people
- Basendi 1,353 people
- Kudan 1,352 people
- Pipariya Ramghat 1,343 people

All 227 villages in Shahpura

## Quick answers
- How far is Bhikampur from Jabalpur? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikampur? 1,415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikampur in? Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikampur? 62.5% (Census 2011)

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