# Bhikanpur Village, Sarangpur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sarangpur, Rajgarh 

# Bhikanpur

Bhikanpur is a village in Sarangpur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 156 households**, the 102nd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 537people (2011)
- 156households
- 70.5%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Bhikanpur PIN code and other codes

Bhikanpur falls in Sarangpur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSarangpur
- Census village code479952

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

## How far is Bhikanpur from nearby towns?

- Sarangpur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)70 km by road
- Chhapiheda (nearest town)15 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 Bhikanpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhapiheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Bhikanpur known for?

About 60% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Bhikanpur

Of every 100 households in Bhikanpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikanpur · ■ Sarangpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Bhikanpur?

■ Bhikanpur · ■ Sarangpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**939

Working population ****43.9%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 64.1% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 96 (41%)

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 Sarangpur

- Ghonsala588 people
- Radhanagar583 people
- Mehri Choti577 people
- Chandni Jagir572 people
- Mundia Mau520 people
- Kishankhedi504 people
- Dayakhedi503 people
- Deoliman Khalsa500 people

[All 138 villages in Sarangpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/sarangpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhikanpur from Rajgarh?70 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikanpur?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikanpur in?Rajgarh district (Sarangpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikanpur?70.5% (Census 2011)