Village · Jirapur, Rajgarh # Bhikanpur Bhikanpur is a village in Jirapur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 970 people in 237 households, the 55th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%. - 970 people (2011) - 237 households - 49.8% literacy - 964 females per 1,000 males ## Bhikanpur PIN code and other codes Bhikanpur falls in Jirapur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Jirapur - Census village code 478855 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhikanpur from nearby towns? - Jirapur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Rajgarh (district HQ) 67 km by road - Jirapur (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhikanpur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jhadmau - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jirapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pachore - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhikanpur known for? About 86% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhikanpur Of every 100 households in Bhikanpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhikanpur · ■ Jirapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 10% 53% - Toilet within the home 3% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 93% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 24% 23% - Television 2% 10% - Mobile phone 35% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 57% 52% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhikanpur? ■ Bhikanpur · ■ Jirapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.8% 54.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 791 923 - Working population 59.8% 53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 39.5% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 133 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 12 (2%) · ■ Marginal 428 (74%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jirapur - Khedi 1,029 people - Kumdi 1,029 people - Brahman Kheda 1,000 people - Banda 998 people - Agariya 937 people - Mel Khedi 903 people - Laxmanpura 900 people - Minagaon 890 people All 220 villages in Jirapur ## Other places named Bhikanpur - Bhikanpur · Village, Hapur, Ghaziabad · 2,209 people - Bhikanpur · Village, Atrauli, Aligarh · 1,880 people - Bhikanpur · Village, Fatehabad, Agra · 1,287 people - Bhikanpur · Village, Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar · 1,080 people - Bhikanpur · Village, Deoband, Saharanpur · 564 people - Bhikanpur · Village, Sarangpur, Rajgarh · 537 people ## Quick answers - How far is Bhikanpur from Rajgarh? 67 km by road - What is the population of Bhikanpur? 970 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhikanpur in? Rajgarh district (Jirapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bhikanpur? 49.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/jirapur/bhikanpur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.