# Bhikharipur Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Bhikharipur

Bhikharipur is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 38 households**, the 1160th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 216people (2011)
- 38households
- 27.8%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhikharipur

Of every 100 households in Bhikharipur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikharipur · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bhikharipur?

■ Bhikharipur · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.8%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**928

Working population ****29.2%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.5% for men and 23.1% for women. 39% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (8%) · **■** Marginal 41 (65%)

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 Harraiya

- Mahulani218 people
- Umariya218 people
- Karmi Panday217 people
- Paltijot217 people
- Dubaulitivari216 people
- Parsa216 people
- Mahulani215 people
- Gokul211 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhikharipur?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikharipur in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikharipur?27.8% (Census 2011)